mò​fēi HSK7

could it be that

Senses

莫非 mò​fēi could it be that

Used as a question word to express suspicion or a guess, meaning "can it be that" or "could it be possible that"; often used in the pattern 莫非 mò​fēi...不成 bù​chéng

莫非 mò​fēi none is not

(literary) used to indicate a universal state where everything or everyone is included, meaning "all" or "there is none that is not".

References

see 莫/莫 莫非/莫非
synonym 难道/難道 莫非/莫非
see 不成/不成 莫非/莫非
same_as 莫不/莫不 莫非/莫非
same_as 敢是/敢是 莫非/莫非
synonym 莫不是/莫不是 莫非/莫非
see 得无/得無 莫非/莫非
synonym 莫是/莫是 莫非/莫非
synonym 无乃/無乃 莫非/莫非
synonym 毋乃/毋乃 莫非/莫非