毫无疑义 (háo wú yí yì) — beyond all doubt; unquestionably; without any question

Definition

A set phrase meaning 'beyond all doubt, unquestionably' — used as a formal sentence adverb (often set off by commas) to strongly affirm a statement.

verb
beyond all doubtunquestionablywithout any question

Examples

  • 毫无疑义，。
    háo wú yí yì, Tā shì wǒ men tuán duì zhōng zuì yǒu jīng yàn de rén.
    Without any doubt, he is the most experienced person on our team.
  • 毫无疑义。
    Tā de chéng gōng háo wú yí yì lái zì yú cháng qī de nǔ lì.
    Her success comes without any doubt from long-term hard work.
  • 毫无疑义，。
    háo wú yí yì, Zhè ge fāng àn shì zuì jiā xuǎn zé.
    There is no doubt that this plan is the best choice.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

毫无not have at all
毫háoa hair无wúwithout
偏正Modifier + head
疑义doubt
疑yídoubt义yìmeaning
偏正Modifier + head

毫 (not a bit) and 无 (without) mean complete absence of 疑义 (doubt).

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

The written form 毫 is built from 高 and 毛.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 無; 无 is its simplified writing.

For the simplified 无, the story is about 無. 無 drew a person dancing with ox tails held in both hands to pray for rain, then was borrowed for 'have no', so the picture does not explain that meaning.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 大大dàstanding human figure
  • 夂夂zhǐtilted head with open mouth
  • 丨丨gǔncane

疑 depicts a standing figure 大 with a tilted, open-mouthed head 夂 and a cane 丨, a confused person looking around for direction.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 義; 义 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
羊羊yáng
Sound part声符shēngfú
我
我wǒ義yì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 義 has 我 giving the sound and 羊 meaning good or auspicious; the simplified 义 is a later abbreviation.

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