莫明其妙 (mò míng qí miào) — (chengyu) baffling, inexplicable, beyond comprehension
Definition
Idiom meaning 'inexplicable, baffling' — used when something happens with no clear reason or logic. Often appears before 的 before a noun (e.g. ∼的事 'a baffling thing').
idiom
(chengyu) bafflinginexplicablebeyond comprehension
Examples
- 莫明其妙，。Tā tū rán shuō le zhè me yí jù mò míng qí miào de huà, dà jiā dōu lèng zhù le.He suddenly said such a baffling thing that everyone was stunned.
- 莫明其妙，。Zhè ge wèn tí de dá àn mò míng qí miào, shuí yě cāi bù chū lái.The answer to this question is inexplicable; no one can guess it.
- 莫明其妙，。Tā duì wǒ fā le yì tōng mò míng qí miào de huǒ, wǒ wán quán bù zhī dào yuán yīn.He inexplicably got angry at me, and I have no idea why.
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