莫非
mò fēi
Pinyin

Definition

莫非
 - 
mò fēi
  1. can it be possible that
  2. could it be

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

非
Fēi
  1. 1 abbr. for 非洲[Fēi zhōu], Africa
非常
fēi cháng
  1. 1 very
  2. 2 very much
  3. 3 unusual
  4. 4 extraordinary
切莫
qiè mò
  1. 1 you must not
  2. 2 Please don't...
  3. 3 be sure not to
  4. 4 on no account (do it)
北非
Běi Fēi
  1. 1 North Africa
南非
Nán fēi
  1. 1 South Africa
口是心非
kǒu shì xīn fēi
  1. 1 duplicity
  2. 2 hypocrisy (idiom)
后悔莫及
hòu huǐ mò jí
  1. 1 too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event.
拉莫斯
Lā mò sī
  1. 1 (Philippine President Fidel) Ramos
是非
shì fēi
  1. 1 right and wrong
  2. 2 quarrel
无非
wú fēi
  1. 1 only
  2. 2 nothing else
莫
Mò
  1. 1 surname Mo
莫名
mò míng
  1. 1 indescribable
  2. 2 ineffable
莫名其妙
mò míng qí miào
  1. 1 (idiom) baffling
  2. 2 inexplicable
莫大
mò dà
  1. 1 greatest
  2. 2 most important
莫扎特
Mò zhā tè
  1. 1 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Austrian composer
莫斯科
Mò sī kē
  1. 1 Moscow, capital of Russia
莫过于
mò guò yú
  1. 1 nothing can surpass
莫非
mò fēi
  1. 1 can it be possible that
  2. 2 could it be
追悔莫及
zhuī huǐ mò jí
  1. 1 too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event.
除非
chú fēi
  1. 1 only if (..., or otherwise, ...)
  2. 2 only when
  3. 3 only in the case that
  4. 4 unless

Idioms (20)

一夫当关，万夫莫开
yī fū dāng guān , wàn fū mò kāi
  1. 1 one man can hold the pass against ten thousand enemies (idiom)
一辞莫赞
yī cí mò zàn
  1. 1 left speechless by sth perfect (idiom)
今非昔比
jīn fēi xī bǐ
  1. 1 things are very different now (idiom)
  2. 2 times have changed
似是而非
sì shì ér fēi
  1. 1 apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)
似笑非笑
sì xiào fēi xiào
  1. 1 like a smile yet not a smile (idiom)
冰冻三尺，非一日之寒
bīng dòng sān chǐ , fēi yī rì zhī hán
  1. 1 three feet of ice does not form in a single day (idiom); Rome wasn't built in a day
口是心非
kǒu shì xīn fēi
  1. 1 duplicity
  2. 2 hypocrisy (idiom)
各人自扫门前雪，莫管他家瓦上霜
gè rén zì sǎo mén qián xuě , mò guǎn tā jiā wǎ shàng shuāng
  1. 1 sweep the snow from your own door step, don't worry about the frost on your neighbor's roof (idiom)
哀莫大于心死
āi mò dà yú xīn sǐ
  1. 1 nothing sadder than a withered heart (idiom attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ])
  2. 2 no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices
  3. 3 the worst sorrow is not as bad as an uncaring heart
  4. 4 nothing is more wretched than apathy
啼笑皆非
tí xiào jiē fēi
  1. 1 lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)
  2. 2 between laughter and tears
塞翁失马安知非福
sài wēng shī mǎ ān zhī fēi fú
  1. 1 the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise
  2. 2 it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
  3. 3 also written 塞翁失馬焉知非福|塞翁失马焉知非福
塞翁失马焉知非福
sài wēng shī mǎ yān zhī fēi fú
  1. 1 the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise
  2. 2 it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
家丑不可外传，流言切莫轻信
jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán , liú yán qiè mò qīng xìn
  1. 1 Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly. (idiom)
  2. 2 Don't wash your dirty linen in public, don't listen to others' gossip.
后悔莫及
hòu huǐ mò jí
  1. 1 too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event.
想入非非
xiǎng rù fēi fēi
  1. 1 to indulge in fantasy (idiom); to let one's imagination run wild
爱莫能助
ài mò néng zhù
  1. 1 unable to help however much one would like to (idiom); Although we sympathize, there is no way to help you.
  2. 2 My hands are tied.
挑拨是非
tiǎo bō shì fēi
  1. 1 to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people
  2. 2 to tell tales
  3. 3 to make mischief
搬弄是非
bān nòng shì fēi
  1. 1 to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people
  2. 2 to tell tales
  3. 3 to make mischief
文过饰非
wén guò shì fēi
  1. 1 to cover up one's faults (idiom)
  2. 2 to whitewash
明辨是非
míng biàn shì fēi
  1. 1 to distinguish right and wrong (idiom)

Sample Sentences

八戒嘀咕道：“糟了，方才猴哥打死的，莫非是这老太婆的女儿？！”
Bājiè dígu dào ：“zāo le ，fāngcái hóugē dǎsǐ de ，mòfēi shì zhè lǎotàipó de nǚ\'ér ？！”
Pigsy whispered, "Oh no. Do you think the girl Monkey just killed is this woman's daughter?"
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