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莫名

莫名

Chinese

		do not; there is none who	name; (measure word for persons); place (e.g. among winners)
simp. and trad. (莫名)		莫	名

Verb

莫名

to be impossible to describe

Synonyms

莫名其妙 (mòmíngqímiào)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): mòmíng

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄛˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mok⁶ ming⁴
Min Nan (POJ): bo̍k-bêng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: mòmíng
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mohming
  - IPA ^(key): /mu̯ɔ⁵¹ miŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: mok⁶ ming⁴
  - Yale: mohk mìhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mok⁹ ming⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /mɔːk̚² mɪŋ²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bo̍k-bêng
  - Tâi-lô: bo̍k-bîng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: bogbeeng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /bɔk̚⁴⁻²¹ biɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /bɔk̚²⁴⁻²² biɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /bɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ biɪŋ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /bɔk̚⁴⁻³² biɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /bɔk̚⁴⁻³² biɪŋ²³/