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title: "Momingqimiao Meaning: 莫名其妙 (baffling) or 莫明其妙 (baffling)?"
description: "莫名其妙 (mòmíng-qímiào) means “baffling; inexplicable; for no reason; out of the blue”. Not the momingqimiao you heard? See 莫明其妙. Hear its tones, see what 莫 and 名 and 其 and 妙 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/momingqimiao"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 莫名其妙 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

莫名其妙 mòmíng-qímiào

## baffling; inexplicable; for no reason; out of the blue

## Its characters

1. 莫 mò don't
2. 名 míng name
3. 其 qí his
4. 妙 miào wonderful

## In a sentence

他的话让我觉得莫名其妙。 What he said left me baffled.

[More about 莫名其妙](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%8E%AB%E5%90%8D%E5%85%B6%E5%A6%99)

## Other words said momingqimiao

- [莫明其妙mòmíng-qímiàobaffling](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%8E%AB%E6%98%8E%E5%85%B6%E5%A6%99)

## More words with 莫 or 名 or 其 or 妙

- [报名 bàomíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baoming)
- [出名 chūmíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuming)
- [美妙 měimiào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/meimiao)
- [名称 míngchēng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/mingcheng)
- [名单 míngdān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/mingdan)
- [名额 míng’é](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/minge)
- [名牌 míngpái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/mingpai)
- [名片 míngpiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/mingpian)
- [名人 míngrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/mingren)
- [名声 míngshēng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/mingsheng)

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