莫名其妙 meaning and pronunciation

莫名其妙
Simplified/traditional word

莫名其妙 English definition

mò míng qí miào
  • unfathomable mystery (idiom)
  • subtle and ineffable
  • unable to make head or tail of it
  • boring (e.g. movie)

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  • 莫 (mò): do not; there is none who;
  • 名 (míng): name; noun (part of speech); place (e.g. among winners); famous; classifier for people;
  • 其 (qí): his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it);
  • 妙 (miào): clever; wonderful;