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非你莫属

fēi nǐ mò shǔdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
it's yours exclusively (idiom) / you are the one / only you deserve it / only you can do it
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-5759092619d391d2. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

非你莫屬 非你莫属 [fei1 ni3 mo4 shu3] /it's yours exclusively (idiom)/you are the one/only you deserve it/only you can do it/

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Other forms in these source records: 非你莫屬

  • 非
    fēi

    to not be / not / wrong / incorrect / non- / un- / in- / de- / to reproach / to blame / (coll.) to insist on / simply must

    Fēi

    abbr. for 非洲[Fēi zhōu], Africa

  • 你
    nǐ

    you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nín]) / you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.)

  • 莫
    mò

    do not / there is none who

    Mò

    surname Mo

  • 属
    shǔ

    category / genus (taxonomy) / family members / dependents / to belong to / subordinate to / affiliated with / be born in the year of (one of the 12 animals) / to be / to prove to be / to constitute

    zhǔ

    to join together / to fix one's attention on / to concentrate on

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.