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凭空臆造 — “To fabricate or invent something out of thin air”

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

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凭空臆造 Pronunciation and Pinyin

凭空臆造 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
凭
píng8rely on, based on
空
kōng8empty, void, or sky
臆
yì17inner thoughts or subjective guess
造
zào11make, create, or build

Example Sentence with 凭空臆造

他所有的指控都是凭空臆造的,完全没有事实依据。
All his accusations were fabricated out of thin air, completely without any factual basis.

Idioms Related to 凭空臆造

Synonyms of 凭空臆造

  • píng凭kōng空niē捏zào造fabricate out of thin air

Antonyms of 凭空臆造

  • yǒu有píng凭yǒu有jù据well-founded with solid proof and grounds

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 凭空臆造

What does 凭空臆造 mean?

凭空臆造 (píng kōng yì zào) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to fabricate or invent something out of thin air”.

How do you pronounce 凭空臆造?

凭空臆造 is pronounced píng kōng yì zào in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 凭空臆造 literally mean?

Literally, 凭空臆造 means “Invent out of thin air; Fabricate from nothing”. It is used to mean “to fabricate or invent something out of thin air”.

What is the Chinese definition of 凭空臆造?

臆:主观。毫无根据地编造、虚构

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