Usage of the character 莫

surname Mo

mò

莫

[莫]

do not
there is none who

yuēmo

约莫

[約莫]

about
around
approximately

Mòdí

莫迪

[莫迪]

Modi (name)
Narendra Modi (1950-), Indian BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party or Indian People's Party) politician, Gujarat Chief Minister from 2001, PM from 2014

Mònài

莫奈

[莫奈]

Claude Monet (1840-1926), French impressionist painter

mòbù

莫不

[莫不]

none doesn't
there is none who isn't
everyone

qièmò

切莫

[切莫]

you must not
Please don't...
be sure not to
on no account (do it)

jímò

吉莫

[吉莫]

(old) name of a kind of leather

Bā Mò

巴莫

[巴莫]

Ba Maw

mòrú

莫如

[莫如]

it would be better

Mònèi

莫内

[莫內]

Taiwan equivalent of 莫奈 ( Mònài)

luòmò

落莫

[落莫]

variant of 落寞 (luòmò)

Mò Yán

莫言

[莫言]

Mo Yan (1955-), Chinese novelist, winner of 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature

mòdà

莫大

[莫大]

greatest
most important

mòmíng

莫名

[莫名]

inexpressible; indescribable; unexplainable; inexplicable

mòfēi

莫非

[莫非]

can it be possible that
could it be

mò'ěr

莫耳

[莫耳]

(chemistry) mole (loanword) (Tw)

mòshǔ

莫属

[莫屬]

(the 3rd part of a 3-part construction: 非 (fēi) + (noun) + 莫屬／莫属, meaning "to be none other than (noun); would have to be (noun)") (this construction comes after a description of a person or thing that has a certain attribute)

mòjiǎng

莫讲

[莫講]

let alone
not to speak of (all the others)

mònì

莫逆

[莫逆]

very friendly
intimate

Mòhuòmiàn

莫霍面

[莫霍面]

Moho (aka Mohorovičić discontinuity, the lower boundary of the earth's lithosphere)

Mòlìsēn

莫利森

[莫利森]

Morrison (name)

Mòzhātè

莫扎特

[莫扎特]

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Austrian composer

Bālèmò

巴勒莫

[巴勒莫]

Palermo, Italy

mòbùwén

莫不闻

[莫不聞]

there is no-one who doesn't know that

Mòbósāng

莫泊桑

[莫泊桑]

Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893), French novelist and short story writer

Lāmòsī

拉莫斯

[拉莫斯]

(Philippine President Fidel) Ramos

Mòjítuō

莫吉托

[莫吉托]

Mojito

mòbùshì

莫不是

[莫不是]

probably
perhaps
could it be that...?

mòbùrán

莫不然

[莫不然]

equally true for (all the rest)
the same thing applies (for everyone)

mòxūyǒu

莫须有

[莫須有]

groundless; baseless

Mògāokū

莫高窟

[莫高窟]

Mogao caves in Dunhuang 敦煌, Gansu

Mòbórì

莫伯日

[莫伯日]

Maubeuge (French city)

Mò'ěrsī

莫尔斯

[莫爾斯]

Morse (name)

Mòzhátè

莫札特

[莫札特]

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Austrian composer (Tw)

Mòsītè

莫斯特

[莫斯特]

Mousterian (a Palaeolithic culture)

Mòluòní

莫洛尼

[莫洛尼]

Moroni, capital of Comoros (Tw)

Mòlǐ'āi

莫里哀

[莫里哀]

Molière (1622-1673), French playwright and actor, master of comedy

Mòluóní

莫罗尼

[莫羅尼]

Moroni, capital of Comoros

Mòsīkē

莫斯科

[莫斯科]

Moscow, capital of Russia

mòguòyú

莫过于

[莫過於]

nothing can surpass

biànhuànmòcè

变幻莫测

[變幻莫測]

to change unpredictably
unpredictable
erratic
treacherous

āmòxīlín

阿莫西林

[阿莫西林]

amoxicillin (loanword)

mòmíngqímiào

莫名其妙

[莫名其妙]

(idiom) baffling; bizarre; without rhyme or reason; inexplicable

yīcímòzàn

一辞莫赞

[一辭莫贊]

left speechless by sth perfect (idiom)

shìqímòjí

噬脐莫及

[噬臍莫及]

lit. one cannot bite one's own navel (idiom)
fig. too late for regrets

gōngmòdàyān

功莫大焉

[功莫大焉]

no greater contribution has been made than this (idiom)

Shàomòjí Zhōu

绍莫吉州

[紹莫吉州]

Somogy, a county in southwest Hungary, capital 考波什堡 ( Kǎoboshibǎo)

shénmìmòcè

神秘莫测

[神祕莫測]

mystery
unfathomable
enigmatic

yǒuguàimòguài

有怪莫怪

[有怪莫怪]

please don't take offense; don't take it personally

Mòhǎndásī

莫罕达斯

[莫罕達斯]

Mohandas (name)

mòbùyúchǐ

莫不逾侈

[莫不逾侈]

there is no-one who is not extravagant

biānchángmòjí

鞭长莫及

[鞭長莫及]

lit. the whip cannot reach (idiom); beyond one's influence
too far to be able to help

Mòjiésītè

莫杰斯特

[莫傑斯特]

Modest (name)
Modeste (name)

mòmíngqímiào

莫明其妙

[莫明其妙]

variant of 莫名其妙 (mòmíngqímiào)

Kēmòduōlóng

科莫多龙

[科莫多龍]

Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis)

wàngchénmòjí

望尘莫及

[望塵莫及]

lit. to see only the other rider's dust and have no hope of catching up (idiom)
to be far inferior

yīchóumòzhǎn

一筹莫展

[一籌莫展]

to be unable to find a solution
to be at wits' end

hòuhuǐmòjí

后悔莫及

[後悔莫及]

too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event.

zhēnwěimòbiàn

真伪莫辨

[真偽莫辨]

can't judge true or false (idiom); unable to distinguish the genuine from the fake
not to know whether to believe (what one reads in the news)

Mòlāláisī

莫拉莱斯

[莫拉萊斯]

Morales

àimònéngzhù

爱莫能助

[愛莫能助]

unable to help however much one would like to (idiom); Although we sympathize, there is no way to help you.
My hands are tied.

Mòkèmǔwān

莫克姆湾

[莫克姆灣]

Morecambe Bay

shìfēimòbiàn

是非莫辨

[是非莫辨]

unable to distinguish right and wrong (idiom)

Jìmòshēnkē

季莫申科

[季莫申科]

Tymoshenko (name)
Yulia Tymoshenko (1960-), Ukrainian politician

Mòsānbǐkè

莫三比克

[莫三比克]

Mozambique (Tw)

mòzhōngyīshì

莫衷一是

[莫衷一是]

unable to reach a decision (idiom); cannot agree on the right choice
no unanimous decision
still a matter of discussion

mòkěnàihé

莫可奈何

[莫可奈何]

see 無可奈何／无可奈何 (wúkěnàihé)

huìmòrúshēn

讳莫如深

[諱莫如深]

important matter that must be kept secret (idiom); don't breathe a word of it to anyone!

biànhuàmòcè

变化莫测

[變化莫測]

unpredictable
changeable

gāoshēnmòcè

高深莫测

[高深莫測]

profound mystery

zhuīhuǐmòjí

追悔莫及

[追悔莫及]

too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event.

Kǎxīmòfū

卡西莫夫

[卡西莫夫]

Kasimov (town in Russia)

mòkězhǐshǔ

莫可指数

[莫可指數]

countless
innumerable

fēinǐmòshǔ

非你莫属

[非你莫屬]

it's yours exclusively (idiom)
you are the one
only you deserve it
only you can do it

mòdáfēiní

莫达非尼

[莫達非尼]

modafinil (loanword)

Mòsāngbǐkè

莫桑比克

[莫桑比克]

Mozambique

Bèi'ěrmòpān

贝尔莫潘

[貝爾莫潘]

Belmopan, capital of Belize

bǎisīmòjiě

百思莫解

[百思莫解]

see 百思不解 (bǎisībùjiě)

mòzālǐlā

莫扎里拉

[莫扎里拉]

mozzarella (loanword)

mòkěmíngzhuàng

莫可名状

[莫可名狀]

indescribable (joy)
inexpressible (pleasure)

mònìzhījiāo

莫逆之交

[莫逆之交]

intimate friendship
bosom buddies

Mòtǎmǎ Wān

莫塔马湾

[莫塔馬灣]

Gulf of Martaban, Myanmar (Burma)

Axīmòfū

阿西莫夫

[阿西莫夫]

Isaac Asimov (1920-1992), American author and biochemist

mòcègāoshēn

莫测高深

[莫測高深]

enigmatic
beyond one's depth
unfathomable

Màikèdémòtè

麦克德莫特

[麥克德莫特]

McDermott (name)

Mò'ěrsīdiànmǎ

莫尔斯电码

[莫爾斯電碼]

Morse code

Mòyīxièyēfū

莫伊谢耶夫

[莫伊謝耶夫]

Moiseyev (name)
Igor Aleksandrovich Moiseyev (1906-2007), choreographer of folk dance and founder of Moiseyev dance company

Mòhāwéi Shāmò

莫哈韦沙漠

[莫哈韋沙漠]

Mojave Desert, southwestern USA

Mòwò'ér Wángcháo

莫卧儿王朝

[莫臥兒王朝]

Mughal or Mogul Dynasty (1526-1858)

Aìmòlìwéi'ěr

爱莫利维尔

[愛莫利維爾]

Emeryville, city on San Fransico Bay, California

Mò'ěrzībǐgǎng

莫尔兹比港

[莫爾茲比港]

Port Moresby, capital of Papua New Guinea

Lāshímò'ěr Shān

拉什莫尔山

[拉什莫爾山]

Mt Rushmore National Memorial, South Dakota

zhīzǐmòruòfù

知子莫若父

[知子莫若父]

nobody understands one's son better than his father (idiom)

Mòhuòluòwéiqí

莫霍洛维奇

[莫霍洛維奇]

Andrija Mohorovichich or Mohorovičić (1857-1936), Croatian geologist and seismologist who discovered the Mohorovichich discontinuity or Moho

Lāzīmòfūsījī

拉兹莫夫斯基

[拉茲莫夫斯基]

Razumovsky (name)
Prince Andrey Kirillovich Razumovsky (1752-1836), Russian diplomat

āimòdàyúxīnsǐ

哀莫大于心死

[哀莫大於心死]

nothing sadder than a withered heart (idiom attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi 莊子／庄子 ( Zhuāngzǐ))
no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices
the worst sorrow is not as bad as an uncaring heart
nothing is more wretched than apathy

Mòníkǎ· Láiwēnsījī

莫尼卡·莱温斯基

[莫尼卡·萊溫斯基]

Monica Lewinsky (1973-), former White House intern

Yóulìyà· Jìmòshēnkē

尤利娅·季莫申科

[尤利婭·季莫申科]

Yulia Tymoshenko (1960-), Ukrainian politician

Mòhuòluòwéiqíbùliánxùmiàn

莫霍洛维奇不连续面

[莫霍洛維奇不連續面]

Moho (aka Mohorovičić discontinuity, the lower boundary of the earth's lithosphere)
abbr. to 莫霍面 ( Mòhuòmiàn)

guò'érnénggǎi,shànmòdàyān

过而能改，善莫大焉

[過而能改，善莫大焉]

If one can change after making a mistake, there is nothing better (idiom)

yīfū-dāngguān,wànfū-mòkāi

一夫当关，万夫莫开

[一夫當關，萬夫莫開]

(idiom) one man guarding the pass can prevent the passage of ten thousand

ruòyàorénbùzhī,chúfēijǐmòwéi

若要人不知，除非己莫为

[若要人不知，除非己莫為]

If you don't want anyone to know, don't do it (idiom). fig. If you do something bad, people will inevitably hear about it.

Mòlì Dáwǎ Dáwò'ěrzú Zìzhìqí

莫力达瓦达斡尔族自治旗

[莫力達瓦達斡爾族自治旗]

Morin Dawa Daur Autonomous Banner in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾／呼伦贝尔 ( Hūlúnbèi'ěr), Inner Mongolia

jiāchǒubùkěwàichuán,liúyánqièmòqīngxìn

家丑不可外传，流言切莫轻信

[家醜不可外傳，流言切莫輕信]

Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly. (idiom)
Don't wash your dirty linen in public, don't listen to others' gossip.

gèrénzìsǎoménqiánxuě,mòguǎntājiāwǎshàngshuāng

各人自扫门前雪，莫管他家瓦上霜

[各人自掃門前雪，莫管他家瓦上霜]

sweep the snow from your own door step, don't worry about the frost on your neighbor's roof (idiom)