"莫非" meaning in Chinese

See 莫非 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /mu̯ɔ⁵¹ feɪ̯⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /mɔːk̚² fei̯⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /mok̚⁵ fi²⁴/ [Hakka, Meinong, Miaoli, Sinological-IPA, Sixian], /bɔk̚⁴⁻³² hui⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /bɔk̚²⁴⁻² hui³³/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /bɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ hui⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Zhangzhou], /bɔk̚⁴⁻³² hui⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /bɔk̚⁴⁻³² hui⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /mok̚⁴⁻² hui³³/ [Sinological-IPA, Teochew], /mu̯ɔ⁵¹ feɪ̯⁵⁵/, /mɔːk̚² fei̯⁵⁵/, /mok̚⁵ fi²⁴/, /bɔk̚⁴⁻³² hui⁴⁴/, /bɔk̚²⁴⁻² hui³³/, /bɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ hui⁴⁴/, /bɔk̚⁴⁻³² hui⁴⁴/, /bɔk̚⁴⁻³² hui⁴⁴/, /mok̚⁴⁻² hui³³/, /moʔ¹¹ fi²³/ Chinese transliterations: mòfēi [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄇㄛˋ ㄈㄟ [Mandarin, bopomofo], mok⁶ fei¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], mo̍k-fî [Hakka, Phak-fa-su, Sixian], bo̍k-hui [Hokkien, POJ], mog⁸ hui¹ [Peng'im, Teochew], ⁸moq-fi, mòfēi [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], mòfei [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], mo⁴-fei¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], mwò-fēi [Mandarin, Yale], mohfei [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], мофэй [Mandarin, Palladius], mofɛj [Mandarin, Palladius], mohk fēi [Cantonese, Yale], mok⁹ fei¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], mog⁶ féi¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], mo̍k-fî [Hakka, Meinong, Miaoli, Phak-fa-su, Sixian], mog fi´ [Hakka, Hakka-Romanization-System, Meinong, Miaoli, Sixian], mog⁶ fi¹ [Hagfa-Pinyim, Hakka, Meinong, Miaoli, Sixian], bo̍k-hui [Hokkien, Tai-lo], boghuy [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun], mo̍k hui [POJ, Teochew], ⁸moq-fi [Wu], moh^入 fi [Wu], ⁵moq-fi [Wu], /moʔ¹¹ fi²³/ [Wu]
Head templates: {{head|zh|adverb}} 莫非
  1. (literary) it is none other than Tags: literary
    Sense id: en-莫非-zh-adv-nFeuNRXb Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 62 38
  2. (literary) is it not; can it be that; can it be possible that Tags: literary
    Sense id: en-莫非-zh-adv-ZUHkZiGU
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 普天之下,莫非王土 (pǔtiānzhīxià, mòfēiwángtǔ)

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "pǔtiānzhīxià, mòfēiwángtǔ",
      "word": "普天之下,莫非王土"
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        "it is none other than"
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        "(literary) it is none other than"
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        {
          "english": "And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?",
          "ref": "耶和華說,誰告訴你赤身露體呢?莫非你吃了我吩咐你不可吃的那樹上的果子嗎? [MSC, trad.]",
          "text": "耶和华说,谁告诉你赤身露体呢?莫非你吃了我吩咐你不可吃的那树上的果子吗? [MSC, simp.]\nYēhéhuá shuō, shéi gàosù nǐ chìshēnlùtǐ ne? Mòfēi nǐ chī le wǒ fēnfù nǐ bùkě chī de nà shù shàng de guǒzǐ ma? [Pinyin]",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I've been way too nervous this afternoon. Am I sick?",
          "ref": "今天下午我心情太激動了,莫非是我病了嗎? [MSC, trad.]",
          "text": "今天下午我心情太激动了,莫非是我病了吗? [MSC, simp.]\nJīntiān xiàwǔ wǒ xīnqíng tài jīdòng le, mòfēi shì wǒ bìng le ma? [Pinyin]",
          "type": "example"
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      "glosses": [
        "is it not; can it be that; can it be possible that"
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      "id": "en-莫非-zh-adv-ZUHkZiGU",
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        "(literary) is it not; can it be that; can it be possible that"
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        "literary"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mòfēi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄇㄛˋ ㄈㄟ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mok⁶ fei¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Phak-fa-su",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mo̍k-fî"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bo̍k-hui"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Peng'im",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mog⁸ hui¹"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "⁸moq-fi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mòfēi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mòfei"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mo⁴-fei¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mwò-fēi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mohfei"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "мофэй"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mofɛj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mu̯ɔ⁵¹ feɪ̯⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mohk fēi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mok⁹ fei¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mog⁶ féi¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɔːk̚² fei̯⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Phak-fa-su",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mo̍k-fî"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mog fi´"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hagfa-Pinyim",
        "Hakka",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mog⁶ fi¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mok̚⁵ fi²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Sixian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bo̍k-hui"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "boghuy"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɔk̚⁴⁻³² hui⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɔk̚²⁴⁻² hui³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ hui⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɔk̚⁴⁻³² hui⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɔk̚⁴⁻³² hui⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "POJ",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mo̍k hui"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mok̚⁴⁻² hui³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Teochew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "⁸moq-fi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "moh^入 fi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "⁵moq-fi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/moʔ¹¹ fi²³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mu̯ɔ⁵¹ feɪ̯⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɔːk̚² fei̯⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mok̚⁵ fi²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɔk̚⁴⁻³² hui⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɔk̚²⁴⁻² hui³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ hui⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɔk̚⁴⁻³² hui⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɔk̚⁴⁻³² hui⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mok̚⁴⁻² hui³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/moʔ¹¹ fi²³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "莫非"
}
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    "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Chinese lemmas",
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  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "pǔtiānzhīxià, mòfēiwángtǔ",
      "word": "普天之下,莫非王土"
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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
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      "glosses": [
        "it is none other than"
      ],
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        "(literary) it is none other than"
      ],
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    },
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      "categories": [
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?",
          "ref": "耶和華說,誰告訴你赤身露體呢?莫非你吃了我吩咐你不可吃的那樹上的果子嗎? [MSC, trad.]",
          "text": "耶和华说,谁告诉你赤身露体呢?莫非你吃了我吩咐你不可吃的那树上的果子吗? [MSC, simp.]\nYēhéhuá shuō, shéi gàosù nǐ chìshēnlùtǐ ne? Mòfēi nǐ chī le wǒ fēnfù nǐ bùkě chī de nà shù shàng de guǒzǐ ma? [Pinyin]",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I've been way too nervous this afternoon. Am I sick?",
          "ref": "今天下午我心情太激動了,莫非是我病了嗎? [MSC, trad.]",
          "text": "今天下午我心情太激动了,莫非是我病了吗? [MSC, simp.]\nJīntiān xiàwǔ wǒ xīnqíng tài jīdòng le, mòfēi shì wǒ bìng le ma? [Pinyin]",
          "type": "example"
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "is it not; can it be that; can it be possible that"
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        "(literary) is it not; can it be that; can it be possible that"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mòfēi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄇㄛˋ ㄈㄟ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mok⁶ fei¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Phak-fa-su",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mo̍k-fî"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bo̍k-hui"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Peng'im",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mog⁸ hui¹"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "⁸moq-fi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mòfēi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mòfei"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mo⁴-fei¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mwò-fēi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mohfei"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "мофэй"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mofɛj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mu̯ɔ⁵¹ feɪ̯⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mohk fēi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mok⁹ fei¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mog⁶ féi¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɔːk̚² fei̯⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Phak-fa-su",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mo̍k-fî"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mog fi´"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hagfa-Pinyim",
        "Hakka",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mog⁶ fi¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mok̚⁵ fi²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Sixian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bo̍k-hui"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "boghuy"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɔk̚⁴⁻³² hui⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɔk̚²⁴⁻² hui³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ hui⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɔk̚⁴⁻³² hui⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɔk̚⁴⁻³² hui⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "POJ",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mo̍k hui"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mok̚⁴⁻² hui³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Teochew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "⁸moq-fi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "moh^入 fi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "⁵moq-fi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/moʔ¹¹ fi²³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mu̯ɔ⁵¹ feɪ̯⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɔːk̚² fei̯⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mok̚⁵ fi²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɔk̚⁴⁻³² hui⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɔk̚²⁴⁻² hui³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ hui⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɔk̚⁴⁻³² hui⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɔk̚⁴⁻³² hui⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mok̚⁴⁻² hui³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/moʔ¹¹ fi²³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "莫非"
}
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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Chinese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-10 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (a644e18 and edd475d). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.