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凭空捏造 — “To fabricate something out of thin air”

凭空捏造 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to fabricate something out of thin air”. To invent or concoct without any factual basis. Literally, “Fabricate out of thin air; invent from nothing”.

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凭空捏造 Pronunciation and Pinyin

凭空捏造 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
凭
píng8rely on, based on
空
kōng8empty, void, or sky
捏
niē10pinch, mold, or fabricate
造
zào11make, create, or build

Example Sentence with 凭空捏造

那些关于他的谣言完全是凭空捏造的,没有任何事实依据。
Those rumors about him were completely fabricated out of thin air, with no factual basis whatsoever.

Idioms Related to 凭空捏造

Synonyms of 凭空捏造

  • píng凭kōng空yì臆zào造fabricate out of thin air

More idioms starting with 凭

  • píng凭jǐ几zhī之zhào诏Emperor's deathbed decree
  • píng凭jī几jù据zhàng杖act arrogantly and disrespectfully
  • píng凭chéng城jiè借yī一make a desperate last stand
  • píng凭shān山fù负hǎi海backed by mountains and facing the sea
  • píng凭hé河bào暴hǔ虎act recklessly without wisdom
  • píng凭bái白wú无gù故for no reason at all
  • píng凭xū虚gōng公zǐ子a fictitious or imaginary person
  • píng凭shì轼páng旁guān观stand by as a spectator
  • píng凭shì轼jié结zhé辙busy traffic, frequent comings and goings
  • píng凭xiǎn险zuò作shǒu守defend by relying on strategic dangers

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Questions about 凭空捏造

What does 凭空捏造 mean?

凭空捏造 (píng kōng niē zào) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to fabricate something out of thin air”.

How do you pronounce 凭空捏造?

凭空捏造 is pronounced píng kōng niē zào in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 凭空捏造 literally mean?

Literally, 凭空捏造 means “Fabricate out of thin air; invent from nothing”. It is used to mean “to fabricate something out of thin air”.

What is the Chinese definition of 凭空捏造?

毫无根据的擅加伪做。

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