莫名其妙 mòmíngqímiào baffling
(idiom) baffling; bizarre; without rhyme or reason; inexplicable
How to remember 莫名其妙: 莫 cannot + 名 name + 其 this or that + 妙 mysterious = baffling.
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How it is used
- Idiom: baffling / for no apparent reason - 他莫名其妙地发火了 (tā mòmíng-qímiào de fāhuǒ le) he flew into a rage out of nowhere.
- Describes something inexplicable, or a person being confused by it; extremely common in speech.
- Can modify the puzzling thing or the puzzled reaction; 感到莫名其妙 = to be totally baffled.