莫非 mò fēi ㄇㄛˋ ㄈㄟ mok6 fei1 HSK 7-9
- can it be possible that
- could it be
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莫
- 莫过于 莫過於 mò guò yú ㄇㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄩˊ mok6 gwo3 jyu1 nothing can surpass
- 一筹莫展 一籌莫展 yī chóu mò zhǎn ㄧ ㄔㄡˊ ㄇㄛˋ ㄓㄢˇ jat1 cau4 mok6 zin2 to be unable to find a solution
- 莫名其妙 mò míng qí miào ㄇㄛˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄇㄧㄠˋ mok6 ming4 kei4 miu6 (idiom) baffling; bizarre; without rhyme or reason; inexplicable
- 变幻莫测 變幻莫測 biàn huàn mò cè ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄇㄛˋ ㄘㄜˋ bin3 waan6 mok6 caak1 to change unpredictably
- 切莫 qiè mò ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄇㄛˋ cit3 mok6 you must not
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- 吉莫 jí mò ㄐㄧˊ ㄇㄛˋ gat1 mok6 (old) name of a kind of leather
- 巴莫 Bā Mò ㄅㄚ ㄇㄛˋ baa1 mok6 Ba Maw
- 约莫 約莫 yuē mo ㄩㄝ ˙ㄇㄛ joek3 mok2 to estimate; to guess
- 莫不 mò bù ㄇㄛˋ ㄅㄨˋ mok6 bat1 none doesn't
- 莫内 莫內 Mò nèi ㄇㄛˋ ㄋㄟˋ mok6 noi6 Taiwan equivalent of 莫奈
- 莫名 mò míng ㄇㄛˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ mok6 ming4 inexpressible; indescribable; unexplainable; inexplicable
- 莫大 mò dà ㄇㄛˋ ㄉㄚˋ mok6 daai6 greatest
- 莫奈 Mò nài ㄇㄛˋ ㄋㄞˋ mok6 noi6 Claude Monet (1840-1926), French impressionist painter
- 莫如 mò rú ㄇㄛˋ ㄖㄨˊ mok6 jyu4 it would be better
- 莫属 莫屬 mò shǔ ㄇㄛˋ ㄕㄨˇ mok6 suk6 (the 3rd part of a 3-part construction: 非 + (noun) + 莫属, meaning "to be none other than (noun); would have to be (noun)") (this construction comes after a description of a person or thing that has a certain attribute)
- 莫耳 mò ěr ㄇㄛˋ ㄦˇ mok6 ji5 (chemistry) mole (loanword) (Tw)
- 莫蕾 mò lěi ㄇㄛˋ ㄌㄟˇ mok6 leoi4 mole (Mexican sauce)
- 莫言 Mò Yán ㄇㄛˋ ㄧㄢˊ mok6 jin4 Mo Yan (1955-), Chinese novelist, winner of 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature
- 莫讲 莫講 mò jiǎng ㄇㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄤˇ mok6 gong2 let alone
- 莫迪 Mò dí ㄇㄛˋ ㄉㄧˊ mok6 dik6 Modi (name)
非
- 并非 並非 bìng fēi ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄈㄟ bing6 fei1 really isn't
- 是非 shì fēi ㄕˋ ㄈㄟ si6 fei1 right and wrong
- 无非 無非 wú fēi ㄨˊ ㄈㄟ mou4 fei1 only
- 除非 chú fēi ㄔㄨˊ ㄈㄟ ceoi4 fei1 only if (..., or otherwise, ...)
- 非凡 fēi fán ㄈㄟ ㄈㄢˊ fei1 faan4 out of the ordinary
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- 非常 fēi cháng ㄈㄟ ㄔㄤˊ fei1 soeng4 very; really
- 非得 fēi děi ㄈㄟ ㄉㄟˇ fei1 dak1 (followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must
- 非法 fēi fǎ ㄈㄟ ㄈㄚˇ fei1 faat3 illegal
- 非洲 Fēi zhōu ㄈㄟ ㄓㄡ fei1 zau1 Africa
- 似是而非 sì shì ér fēi ㄙˋ ㄕˋ ㄦˊ ㄈㄟ ci5 si6 ji4 fei1 apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)
- 无可厚非 無可厚非 wú kě hòu fēi ㄨˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄏㄡˋ ㄈㄟ mou4 ho2 hau5 fei1 see 未可厚非
- 面目全非 miàn mù quán fēi ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄨˋ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄈㄟ min6 muk6 cyun4 fei1 nothing remains the same (idiom); change beyond recognition
- 中非 Zhōng Fēi ㄓㄨㄥ ㄈㄟ zung1 fei1 China-Africa
- 中非 Zhōng fēi ㄓㄨㄥ ㄈㄟ zung1 fei1 Central Africa
- 北非 Běi Fēi ㄅㄟˇ ㄈㄟ bak1 fei1 North Africa
- 南非 Nán fēi ㄋㄢˊ ㄈㄟ naam4 fei1 South Africa
- 单非 單非 dān fēi ㄉㄢ ㄈㄟ daan1 fei1 a couple in which one of the spouses is not a Hong Kong citizen
- 官非 guān fēi ㄍㄨㄢ ㄈㄟ gun1 fei1 lawsuit (from Cantonese)
- 东非 東非 Dōng fēi ㄉㄨㄥ ㄈㄟ dung1 fei1 East Africa
- 绝非 絕非 jué fēi ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄈㄟ zyut6 fei1 absolutely not
Idioms with these characters
- 爱莫能助 愛莫能助 ài mò néng zhù ㄞˋ ㄇㄛˋ ㄋㄥˊ ㄓㄨˋ oi3 mok6 nang4 zo6 unable to help however much one would like to (idiom); Although we sympathize, there is no way to help you.
- 百口莫辩 百口莫辯 bǎi kǒu mò biàn ㄅㄞˇ ㄎㄡˇ ㄇㄛˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ baak3 hau2 mok6 bin6 (idiom) (of sb unfairly accused) to have all one's protestations fall on deaf ears; to be unable to convince sb of one's innocence
- 鞭长莫及 鞭長莫及 biān cháng mò jí ㄅㄧㄢ ㄔㄤˊ ㄇㄛˋ ㄐㄧˊ bin1 coeng4 mok6 kap6 lit. the whip cannot reach (idiom); beyond one's influence
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- 非你莫属 非你莫屬 fēi nǐ mò shǔ ㄈㄟ ㄋㄧˇ ㄇㄛˋ ㄕㄨˇ fei1 nei5 mok6 suk6 it's yours exclusively (idiom)
- 功莫大焉 gōng mò dà yān ㄍㄨㄥ ㄇㄛˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄧㄢ gung1 mok6 daai6 jin1 no greater contribution has been made than this (idiom)
- 后悔莫及 後悔莫及 hòu huǐ mò jí ㄏㄡˋ ㄏㄨㄟˇ ㄇㄛˋ ㄐㄧˊ hau6 fui3 mok6 kap6 too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event.
- 讳莫如深 諱莫如深 huì mò rú shēn ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄇㄛˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄕㄣ wai5 mok6 jyu4 sam1 (idiom) to steadfastly refuse to discuss the matter; to treat it as an untouchable subject
- 莫名其妙 mò míng qí miào ㄇㄛˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄇㄧㄠˋ mok6 ming4 kei4 miu6 (idiom) baffling; bizarre; without rhyme or reason; inexplicable
- 莫衷一是 mò zhōng yī shì ㄇㄛˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄧ ㄕˋ mok6 cung1 jat1 si6 unable to reach a decision (idiom); cannot agree on the right choice
- 是非莫辨 shì fēi mò biàn ㄕˋ ㄈㄟ ㄇㄛˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ si6 fei1 mok6 bin6 unable to distinguish right and wrong (idiom)
- 搬弄是非 bān nòng shì fēi ㄅㄢ ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄕˋ ㄈㄟ bun1 lung6 si6 fei1 to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people
- 答非所问 答非所問 dá fēi suǒ wèn ㄉㄚˊ ㄈㄟ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄨㄣˋ daap3 fei1 so2 man6 (idiom) to sidestep the question
- 颠倒是非 顛倒是非 diān dǎo shì fēi ㄉㄧㄢ ㄉㄠˇ ㄕˋ ㄈㄟ din1 dou2 si6 fei1 (idiom) to distort right and wrong; to deliberately mislead
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- 非亲非故 非親非故 fēi qīn fēi gù ㄈㄟ ㄑㄧㄣ ㄈㄟ ㄍㄨˋ fei1 can1 fei1 gu3 lit. neither a relative nor a friend (idiom)
- 非同寻常 非同尋常 fēi tóng xún cháng ㄈㄟ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄔㄤˊ fei1 tung4 cam4 soeng4 (idiom) extraordinary
- 非异人任 非異人任 fēi yì rén rèn ㄈㄟ ㄧˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄖㄣˋ fei1 ji6 jan4 jam6 to bear one's own responsibilities and not pass them to others (idiom)
- 混淆是非 hùn xiáo shì fēi ㄏㄨㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄠˊ ㄕˋ ㄈㄟ wan6 ngaau4 si6 fei1 to confuse right and wrong (idiom)
- 胡作非为 胡作非為 hú zuò fēi wéi ㄏㄨˊ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄟ ㄨㄟˊ wu4 zok3 fei1 wai4 to run amok (idiom); to commit outrages
- 积非成是 積非成是 jī fēi chéng shì ㄐㄧ ㄈㄟ ㄔㄥˊ ㄕˋ zik1 fei1 sing4 si6 a wrong repeated becomes right (idiom); a lie or an error passed on for a long time may be taken for the truth
Example sentences
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溥 天 之下 ， 莫非 王 土 ； 率 土 之 滨 濱 ， 莫非 王 臣 。
Under the vast heaven, no land is not the king's land; at the edges of the land, no one is not the king's subject.
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