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The Chinese journey moves from characters to idioms. This free tool explores 「玄妙莫測」, detailing its meaning and use.

This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「玄妙莫測」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.

Measure: guess. Magical and mysterious, unfathomable. Also written as “mysterious and infinite”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

xuán miào mò cè

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

yun4 miu6 mok6 chak1

Chinese idioms come in large numbers, with diverse meanings and usages, offering endless learning opportunities. We hope these resources make it easier for you to study Chinese.