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胡说八道 — “To talk utter nonsense”

胡说八道 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to talk utter nonsense”. To speak irresponsibly or groundlessly; to spout rubbish.

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胡说八道 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 胡hú
  • 说shuō
  • 八bā
  • 道dào

胡说八道 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
胡
hú9reckless, absurd, or foreign
说
shuō9speak, say, explain
八
bā2the number eight
道
dào13way, path, principle, say

Example Sentence with 胡说八道

你别胡说八道了,这根本不是事实,不要误导大家。
Stop talking nonsense; this is simply not true and don't mislead everyone.

Idioms Related to 胡说八道

Synonyms of 胡说八道

  • xìn信kǒu口kāi开hé河talk glibly or carelessly
  • hú胡yán言luàn乱yǔ语talk nonsense
  • hú胡shuō说luàn乱dào道talk absolute nonsense

Antonyms of 胡说八道

  • yǒu有píng凭yǒu有jù据well-founded with solid proof and grounds
  • yán言zhī之yǒu有jù据speak with convincing evidence

More idioms starting with 胡

  • hú胡wèi为luàn乱xìn信act recklessly and believe blindly
  • hú胡zuò作luàn乱wéi为act wildly and recklessly
  • hú胡zuò作hú胡wéi为act wantonly and recklessly
  • hú胡zuò作fēi非wéi为act recklessly and unscrupulously
  • hú胡chī吃hǎi海sāi塞eat and drink excessively
  • hú胡chuī吹luàn乱pǎng嗙to brag or boast without restraint
  • hú胡chuī吹hǎi海shuāi摔make wild boasts and act recklessly
  • hú胡tiān天hú胡dì地talk nonsense and behave wildly
  • hú胡tiān天hú胡dì帝talk wildly or act recklessly
  • hú胡zi子gōng工chéng程a long-delayed construction project
  • hú胡zǐ子lā拉chā碴having a messy, unkempt beard
  • hú胡sūn孙rù入dài袋fall into a trap

Questions about 胡说八道

What does 胡说八道 mean?
胡说八道 (hú shuō bā dào) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to talk utter nonsense”.
How do you pronounce 胡说八道?
胡说八道 is pronounced hú shuō bā dào in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 胡说八道?
没有根据或没有道理地瞎说。
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