莫 衷 一 是

mò zhōng yī shìdictionary entry

unable to reach a decision (idiom) / cannot agree on the right choice / no unanimous decision / still a matter of discussion

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Original source entry:

莫衷一是 莫衷一是 [mo4 zhong1 yi1 shi4] /unable to reach a decision (idiom); cannot agree on the right choice/no unanimous decision/still a matter of discussion/

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Character information

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莫
mò
do not / there is none who
Mò
surname Mo
衷
zhōng
inner feelings
一
yī
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
是
shì
to be (followed by substantives only) / correct / right / true / (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well / (adverb for emphatic assertion)

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