莫名其妙
Chinese edit
to be impossible to describe | his; her; its his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it) |
clever; wonderful | ||
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trad. (莫名其妙) | 莫名 | 其 | 妙 | |
simp. #(莫名其妙) | 莫名 | 其 | 妙 | |
alternative forms | 莫明其妙 | |||
Literally: “to be impossible to describe what the profundity is”. |
Pronunciation edit
Idiom edit
莫名其妙
Usage notes edit
其妙 (qímiào, “what the profundity is”) is not to be confused with 奇妙 (qímiào, “fantastic”).