"莫衷一是" meaning in Chinese

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Phrase

IPA: /mu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /mɔːk̚² t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ siː²²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /bɔk̚⁴⁻³² tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² it̚³²⁻⁴ si²²/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /bɔk̚⁴⁻³² tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ it̚³²⁻⁴ si³³/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung, Taipei], /mu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/, /mɔːk̚² t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ siː²²/, /bɔk̚⁴⁻³² tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² it̚³²⁻⁴ si²²/, /bɔk̚⁴⁻³² tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ it̚³²⁻⁴ si³³/ Chinese transliterations: mòzhōngyīshì [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄇㄛˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄧ ㄕˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], mok⁶ cung¹ jat¹ si⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], bo̍k-tiong-it-sī, mòzhōngyīshì [Phonetic:mòzhōngyíshì] [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], mòjhongyishìh [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], mo⁴-chung¹-i¹-shih⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], mwò-jūng-yī-shr̀ [Mandarin, Yale], mohjongishyh [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], мочжунъиши [Mandarin, Palladius], močžunʺiši [Mandarin, Palladius], mohk chūng yāt sih [Cantonese, Yale], mok⁹ tsung¹ jat⁷ si⁶ [Cantonese, Pinyin], mog⁶ cung¹ yed¹ xi⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], bo̍k-tiong-it-sī [Hokkien, POJ], bo̍k-tiong-it-sī [Hokkien, Tai-lo], bogdiong'itsi [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 莫衷一是
  1. cannot decide which is right; unable to reach a unanimous conclusion Tags: idiomatic

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      "zh-pron": "ㄇㄛˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄧ ㄕˋ"
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        "Wade-Giles"
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      "zh-pron": "mo⁴-chung¹-i¹-shih⁴"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "mwò-jūng-yī-shr̀"
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      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "mohjongishyh"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
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      "zh-pron": "мочжунъиши"
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        "Mandarin",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
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      "zh-pron": "mog⁶ cung¹ yed¹ xi⁶"
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      "ipa": "/mɔːk̚² t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ siː²²/",
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        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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        "POJ"
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      "zh-pron": "bo̍k-tiong-it-sī"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
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      "zh-pron": "bo̍k-tiong-it-sī"
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        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
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      "zh-pron": "bogdiong'itsi"
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        "Xiamen"
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      "ipa": "/bɔk̚⁴⁻³² tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ it̚³²⁻⁴ si³³/",
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        "Kaohsiung",
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      "ipa": "/mu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/"
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      "ipa": "/mɔːk̚² t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ siː²²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɔk̚⁴⁻³² tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² it̚³²⁻⁴ si²²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɔk̚⁴⁻³² tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ it̚³²⁻⁴ si³³/"
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        "Wade-Giles"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "mohjongishyh"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "мочжунъиши"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
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      "zh-pron": "močžunʺiši"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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    },
    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mohk chūng yāt sih"
    },
    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mok⁹ tsung¹ jat⁷ si⁶"
    },
    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mog⁶ cung¹ yed¹ xi⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɔːk̚² t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ siː²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
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      "zh-pron": "bo̍k-tiong-it-sī"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bo̍k-tiong-it-sī"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bogdiong'itsi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɔk̚⁴⁻³² tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² it̚³²⁻⁴ si²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɔk̚⁴⁻³² tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ it̚³²⁻⁴ si³³/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung",
        "Taipei"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɔːk̚² t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ siː²²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɔk̚⁴⁻³² tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² it̚³²⁻⁴ si²²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɔk̚⁴⁻³² tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ it̚³²⁻⁴ si³³/"
    }
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