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Chinese
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do not; there is none who
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(be) not; wrong; blame (be) not; wrong; blame; Africa
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trad. (莫非)
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莫
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非
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simp. #(莫非)
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莫
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非
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Pronunciation
Adverb
莫非
- (literary) it is none other than
- (literary) is it not; can it be that; can it be possible that
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.]
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.]- Yēhéhuá shuō, shéi gàosù nǐ chìshēnlùtǐ ne? Mòfēi nǐ chī le wǒ fēnfù nǐ bùkě chī de nà shù shàng de guǒzǐ ma?
- 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?
今天下午我心情太激動了,莫非是我病了嗎? [MSC, trad.]
今天下午我心情太激动了,莫非是我病了吗? [MSC, simp.]- Jīntiān xiàwǔ wǒ xīnqíng tài jīdòng le, mòfēi shì wǒ bìng le ma?
- I've been way too nervous this afternoon. Am I sick?
Synonyms
- (can it be possible that):
Dialectal synonyms of
難道 (“could it be that; is it possible that”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Classical Chinese
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莫非, 豈, 莫不是
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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莫非, 豈, 難道, 莫不是
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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難道, 難不成, 甭
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Taiwan
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難道, 難不成
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Xuzhou
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難說
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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唔通
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Hong Kong
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唔通
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Taishan
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唔成, 敢係, 唔得旨, 毋旨, 毋旨估
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Hakka
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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無成, 敢講, 敢係
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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無成, 敢講, 敢係
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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無成, 敢講, 敢係
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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無成, 敢講, 敢會, 敢係
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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無成, 毋成, 敢講, 敢係
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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無敢, 敢講, 敢會, 敢係
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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敢, 總無
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Quanzhou
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敢, 總無, 攏無
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Zhangzhou
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敢, 總無
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Tainan
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敢
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Manila (Hokkien)
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敢
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Shantou
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未是
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Jieyang
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未是, 敢, 敢是
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Wu
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Shanghai
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只勿
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Shanghai (Chongming)
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難算得
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Xiang
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Changsha
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冇過
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Derived terms