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Trad. 莫屬
- (the 3rd part of a 3-part construction: 非[fei1] + (noun) + 莫屬|莫属, meaning "to be none other than (noun); would have to be (noun)") (this construction comes after a description of a person or thing that has a certain attribute)
- Mo Yan (1955-), Chinese novelist, winner of 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature
- Modi (name)
- Narendra Modi (1950-), Indian BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party or Indian People's Party) politician, Gujarat Chief Minister from 2001, PM from 2014
- equally true for (all the rest)
- the same thing applies (for everyone)
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Austrian composer (Tw)
- Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893), French novelist and short story writer
- Molière (1622-1673), French playwright and actor, master of comedy
- Moho (aka Mohorovičić discontinuity, the lower boundary of the earth's lithosphere)
Trad. 望塵莫及
- lit. to see only the other rider's dust and have no hope of catching up (idiom)
- to be far inferior
Trad. 一籌莫展
- to be unable to find a solution
- to be at wits' end
- Tymoshenko (name)
- Yulia Tymoshenko (1960-), Ukrainian politician
Trad. 變幻莫測
- to change unpredictably
- unpredictable
- erratic
- treacherous
Trad. 紹莫吉州
- Somogy, a county in southwest Hungary, capital 考波什堡[Kao3 bo1 shi2 bao3]
Trad. 鞭長莫及
- lit. the whip cannot reach (idiom); beyond one's influence
- too far to be able to help
Trad. 一辭莫贊
- left speechless by sth perfect (idiom)
Trad. 噬臍莫及
- lit. one cannot bite one's own navel (idiom)
- fig. too late for regrets
- no greater contribution has been made than this (idiom)
- unable to distinguish right and wrong (idiom)
Trad. 百口莫辯
- (idiom) (of sb unfairly accused) to have all one's protestations fall on deaf ears; to be unable to convince sb of one's innocence
Trad. 科莫多龍
- Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis)
Trad. 諱莫如深
- (idiom) to steadfastly refuse to discuss the matter; to treat it as an untouchable subject
- please don't take offense; don't take it personally
Trad. 莫可名狀
- indescribable (joy)
- inexpressible (pleasure)
Trad. 愛莫能助
- unable to help however much one would like to (idiom); Although we sympathize, there is no way to help you.
- My hands are tied.
- (idiom) baffling; bizarre; without rhyme or reason; inexplicable
Trad. 莫塔馬灣
- Gulf of Martaban, Myanmar (Burma)
- Isaac Asimov (1920-1992), American author and biochemist
Trad. 莫測高深
- enigmatic
- beyond one's depth
- unfathomable
Trad. 後悔莫及
- too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event.
- unable to reach a decision (idiom); cannot agree on the right choice
- no unanimous decision
- still a matter of discussion
Trad. 非你莫屬
- it's yours exclusively (idiom)
- you are the one
- only you deserve it
- only you can do it
Trad. 真偽莫辨
- can't judge true or false (idiom); unable to distinguish the genuine from the fake
- not to know whether to believe (what one reads in the news)
- too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event.
Trad. 拉什莫爾山
- Mt Rushmore National Memorial, South Dakota
- nobody understands one's son better than his father (idiom)
Trad. 莫伊謝耶夫
- Moiseyev (name)
- Igor Aleksandrovich Moiseyev (1906-2007), choreographer of folk dance and founder of Moiseyev dance company
Trad. 愛莫利維爾
- Emeryville, city on San Fransico Bay, California
Trad. 莫哈韋沙漠
- Mojave Desert, southwestern USA
Trad. 莫爾茲比港
- Port Moresby, capital of Papua New Guinea
Trad. 莫臥兒王朝
- Mughal or Mogul Dynasty (1526-1858)
Trad. 莫霍洛維奇
- Andrija Mohorovichich or Mohorovičić (1857-1936), Croatian geologist and seismologist who discovered the Mohorovichich discontinuity or Moho
Trad. 哀莫大於心死
- nothing sadder than a withered heart (idiom attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3])
- no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices
- the worst sorrow is not as bad as an uncaring heart
- nothing is more wretched than apathy
Trad. 拉茲莫夫斯基
- Razumovsky (name)
- Prince Andrey Kirillovich Razumovsky (1752-1836), Russian diplomat
Trad. 尤利婭·季莫申科
- Yulia Tymoshenko (1960-), Ukrainian politician
Trad. 莫尼卡·萊溫斯基
- Monica Lewinsky (1973-), former White House intern
Trad. 過而能改,善莫大焉
- If one can change after making a mistake, there is nothing better (idiom)
Trad. 莫霍洛維奇不連續面
- Moho (aka Mohorovičić discontinuity, the lower boundary of the earth's lithosphere)
- abbr. to 莫霍面[Mo4 huo4 mian4]
Trad. 一夫當關,萬夫莫開
- (idiom) one man guarding the pass can prevent the passage of ten thousand
