莫衷一是 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• unable to reach a decision ; cannot agree on the right choice
• no unanimous decision
• still a matter of discussion

Character by character

• 莫mòcannot; do not; is not; negative
• 衷zhōngsincere, heartfelt
• 一yīone; a, an; alone
• 是shìto be; indeed, right, yes; okay

Idioms sharing a character

• 功莫大焉 gōng mò dà yān
• 噬脐莫及 shì qí mò jí
• 后悔莫及 hòu huǐ mò jí
• 爱莫能助 ài mò néng zhù
• 是非莫辨 shì fēi mò biàn
• 望尘莫及 wàng chén mò jí
• 百口莫辩 bǎi kǒu mò biàn
• 真伪莫辨 zhēn wěi mò biàn
• 莫名其妙 mò míng qí miào
• 讳莫如深 huì mò rú shēn

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