莫衷一是

Chinese

		do not; there is none who	inner feelings	one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	be; yes; this
trad. (莫衷一是)		莫	衷	一	是
simp. #(莫衷一是)		莫	衷	一	是

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mòzhōngyīshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄛˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄧ ㄕˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mok⁶ cung¹ jat¹ si⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bo̍k-tiong-it-sī

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mòzhōngyīshì [Phonetic: mòzhōngyíshì]
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄧ ㄕˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mòjhongyishìh
    • Wade–Giles: mo⁴-chung¹-i¹-shih⁴
    • Yale: mwò-jūng-yī-shr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mohjongishyh
    • Palladius: мочжунъиши (močžunʺiši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mok⁶ cung¹ jat¹ si⁶
    • Yale: mohk chūng yāt sih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mok⁹ tsung¹ jat⁷ si⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: mog⁶ cung¹ yed¹ xi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɔːk̚² t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ siː²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bo̍k-tiong-it-sī
    • Tâi-lô: bo̍k-tiong-it-sī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bogdiong'itsi
    • IPA (Xiamen): /bɔk̚⁴⁻³² tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² it̚³²⁻⁴ si²²/
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /bɔk̚⁴⁻³² tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ it̚³²⁻⁴ si³³/

Idiom

莫衷一是

1. cannot decide which is right; unable to reach a unanimous conclusion