莫大 mòdà

mòdà adverb nothing greater than; greatest
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '莫大'; Csikszentmihalyi 2006, p. 54; Guoyu '莫大')

Contained in

• 莫大于无为(莫大於無為) there is nothing greater than nonaction
• 哀莫大于心死(哀莫大於心死) nothing sadder than a withered heart; no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices; the worst sorrow is not as bad as an uncaring heart
• 过而能改，善莫大焉(過而能改，善莫大焉) If one can change after making a mistake, there is nothing better

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• 襄公 Lord Xiang The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 6
• 孝經 Xiao Jing The Classic of Filial Piety 孝經 — count: 5
• 卷八十七 揚雄傳 下 Volume 87b: Yang Xiong 2 Book of Han 漢書 — count: 5
• 昭公 Lord Zhao The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 4
• 卷二十五下 郊祀志 Volume 25b: Treatise on Sacrifices 2 Book of Han 漢書 — count: 4
• Scroll 9 Xin Shu 新書 — count: 4
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