莫名其妙 mò míng qí miào — unfathomable mystery (idiom); subtle and ineffable

Meanings

1. 1

   unfathomable mystery (idiom); subtle and ineffable

   unfathomable mystery (idiom); subtle and ineffable; unable to make head or tail of it; boring (e.g. movie)

   expression

Character breakdown

• 名

  míng (second tone, rising)

  name; given name; reputation, famous; measure word for people counted by rank or role

  6 strokes⿱夕口Radical 口

Words containing 名

• 名míng (second tone, rising)name
• 名字míngzi (second tone, rising)name
• 著名zhù (fourth tone, falling) míng (second tone, rising)famous
• 有名yǒumíng (third tone, dipping)famous, well known
• 名单/名單míng (second tone, rising) dān (first tone, high and level)list of names
• 签名/簽名qiān (first tone, high and level) míng (second tone, rising)to sign (one's name with a pen etc)
• 名人míng (second tone, rising) rén (second tone, rising)personage
• 姓名xìng (fourth tone, falling) míng (second tone, rising)surname and given name
• 知名zhī (first tone, high and level) míng (second tone, rising)well-known; famous
• 名义/名義míng (second tone, rising) yì (fourth tone, falling)name
• 报名/報名bào (fourth tone, falling) míng (second tone, rising)to sign up
• 排名pái (second tone, rising) míng (second tone, rising)to rank (1st, 2nd etc)
• 提名tí (second tone, rising) míng (second tone, rising)to nominate
• 命名mìng (fourth tone, falling) míng (second tone, rising)to give a name to
• 名称/名稱míng (second tone, rising) chēng (first tone, high and level)name (of a thing)
• 名牌míng (second tone, rising) pái (second tone, rising)famous brand
• 出名chū (first tone, high and level) míng (second tone, rising)well-known for sth
• 名片míng (second tone, rising) piàn (fourth tone, falling)(business) card