mò zhōng yī shì

莫衷一是 (mò zhōng yī shì) is a Chinese word meaning “unable to reach a decision (idiom); cannot agree on the right choice; no unanimous decision; still a matter of discussion”.

Meanings

  1. 1unable to reach a decision (idiom); cannot agree on the right choice
  2. 2no unanimous decision
  3. 3still a matter of discussion

Characters in 莫衷一是

莫mò · do not衷zhōng · inner feelings一yī · one是shì · to be (followed by substantives only)

Related words

是to be (followed by substantives only)是variant of 是[shi4]一one一个a; an; one但是but; however是的yes, that's right一起(in) the same place一样same就是exactly; precisely一下(after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try)一直straight (in a straight line)一切everything

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