莫名其妙

mò míng qí miào · mo ming qi miao

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Meaning

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

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2 examples
01

他(tā)今(jīn)天(tiān)莫(mò)名(míng)其(qí)妙(miào)地(de)对(duì)我(wǒ)发(fā)了(le)一(yí)通(tòng)脾(pí)气(qì)。

He inexplicably lost his temper at me today.

02

电(diàn)脑(nǎo)莫(mò)名(míng)其(qí)妙(miào)地(de)自(zì)动(dòng)关(guān)机(jī)了(le),我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)好(hǎo)重(chóng)新(xīn)启(qǐ)动(dòng)。

The computer inexplicably shut down by itself, so I had to restart it.

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