莫名其妙

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Chinese

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to be impossible to describe
his; her; its
his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to something preceding it)
 
clever; wonderful
trad. (莫名其妙) 莫名
simp. #(莫名其妙) 莫名
alternative forms 莫明其妙
Literally: “to be impossible to describe what the profundity is”.

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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莫名其妙

  1. puzzling; baffling; inexplicable

Usage notes

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(qímiào, what the profundity is) is not to be confused with 奇妙 (qímiào, fantastic).