信口开河 — “To talk glibly or carelessly”
信口开河 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to talk glibly or carelessly”. To blurt out whatever comes to mind without proper thought; to speak without thinking.
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信口开河 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 信xìn
- 口kǒu
- 开kāi
- 河hé
信口开河 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 信口开河
他总是信口开河，所以大家都不太相信他说的任何话。
He always talks carelessly, so nobody really trusts anything he says.
Origin and Story of 信口开河
During the Chu-Han Contention, Liu Bang and Xiang Yu engaged in a fierce battle at Lingbi, where Liu Bang suffered a defeat and retreated to station his troops in Xingyang.
Xiang Yu then appointed Ying Bu as 'Lord Dangyang' and assigned him to lead 400,000 troops to Jiujiang.
Liu Bang dispatched his envoy, Sui He, to persuade Ying Bu to defect. Ying Bu accused Sui He of '信口开河' (speaking carelessly or making baseless claims), yet he ultimately surrendered to Liu Bang.
Liu Bang initially provoked him, but later hosted a grand banquet and enfeoffed him as the 'Marquis of Jiujiang'.
Idioms Related to 信口开河
Antonyms of 信口开河
More idioms starting with 信
- xìn信bù不yóu由zhōng衷insincere words or actions
- xìn信yǐ以wéi为shí实believe something false to be true
- xìn信yǐ以wéi为běn本take trustworthiness as fundamental
- xìn信yǐ以wéi为zhēn真believe something to be true
- xìn信yǐ以chuán传xìn信，，yí疑yǐ以chuán传yí疑transmit credible as credible, doubtful as doubtful
- xìn信shǐ使wǎng往lái来messengers coming and going
- xìn信shǐ使wǎng往huán还Emissaries traveling back and forth
- xìn信jí及tún豚yú鱼Trust extends to even the lowest beings
- xìn信shòu受fèng奉xíng行believe, accept, uphold, and practice
- xìn信kǒu口kāi开hé合talk carelessly or irresponsibly
- xìn信kǒu口kāi开hē呵speak carelessly or thoughtlessly
- xìn信kǒu口kāi开hē喝speak carelessly and irresponsibly
Questions about 信口开河
- What does 信口开河 mean?
- 信口开河 (xìn kǒu kāi hé) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to talk glibly or carelessly”.
- How do you pronounce 信口开河?
- 信口开河 is pronounced xìn kǒu kāi hé in Mandarin Chinese.
- Where does 信口开河 come from?
- 信口开河 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to the modern era. The full story is on this page.
- What is the Chinese definition of 信口开河?
- 比喻随口乱说一气。