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莫名其妙 unfathomable mystery (idiom); subtle and ineffable 她行为古怪我感到莫名其妙.tā xíngwéi gǔguài wǒ gǎndào mòmíngqímiàoI was puzzled by the oddity of her behaviour.我就是觉得这件事莫名其妙。wǒ jiùshì juéde zhè jiàn shì mòmíngqímiàoI was just wondering about that myself.老妇人和她孙子间有种莫名其妙的心灵相通的感觉.lǎofùrén hé tā sūnzi jiān yǒuzhǒng mòmíngqímiào de xīnlíng xiāngtōng de gǎnjuéThere is a strange empathy between the old lady and her grandson. 6

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mò míng qí miào 莫 (mò) do not, is not, can not旲 [大 (big) + 日 (sun)]艹 (cǎo) Gras名 (míng) name, rank, title, position口 (kǒu) mouth夕 (xī) evening, night, dusk其 (qí) his, her, its, their妙 (miào) mysterious, subtle女 (nǚ) woman, girl少 (shǎo) few, less, inadequate 31

Hanzi	莫名其妙
Pinyin	mò míng qí miào
Dict	unfathomable mystery (idiom); subtle and ineffable
Components	*莫 (mò)* do not, is not, can not** 旲 [大 (big) + 日 (sun)] 艹 (cǎo) Gras *名 (míng)* name, rank, title, position** 口 (kǒu) mouth 夕 (xī) evening, night, dusk *其 (qí)* his, her, its, their 妙 (miào) mysterious, subtle** 女 (nǚ) woman, girl 少 (shǎo) few, less, inadequate
example Sentences	她行为古怪我感到莫名其妙. tā xíngwéi gǔguài wǒ gǎndào mòmíngqímiào I was puzzled by the oddity of her behaviour. 我就是觉得这件事莫名其妙。 wǒ jiùshì juéde zhè jiàn shì mòmíngqímiào I was just wondering about that myself. 老妇人和她孙子间有种莫名其妙的心灵相通的感觉. lǎofùrén hé tā sūnzi jiān yǒuzhǒng mòmíngqímiào de xīnlíng xiāngtōng de gǎnjué There is a strange empathy between the old lady and her grandson.
Strokes	31
HSK	6

Mòmíngqímiào Subtle Tā Wǒ I De 莫名其妙 Mò