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乱弹琴 — “To talk nonsense”

乱弹琴 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to talk nonsense”. To act foolishly or irresponsibly. Literally, “randomly play a stringed instrument”.

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乱弹琴 Pronunciation and Pinyin

乱弹琴 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
乱
luàn7disorderly and confused
弹
tán11bullet, play, criticize
琴
qín12stringed musical instrument

Example Sentence with 乱弹琴

你别在这里乱弹琴了,大家都在认真工作,别打扰别人。
Stop talking nonsense here; everyone is working seriously, don't disturb them.

Idioms Related to 乱弹琴

More idioms starting with 乱

  • luàn乱qī七bā八zāo糟in a complete mess
  • luàn乱qī七bā八zāo遭in a complete mess
  • luàn乱shì世xiōng凶nián年chaotic times and disastrous years
  • luàn乱shì世yīng英xióng雄hero in chaotic times
  • luàn乱rén人ěr耳mù目mislead people
  • luàn乱zuò作yī一tuán团in a state of utter confusion
  • luàn乱zuò作hú胡wéi为act wildly and unscrupulously
  • luàn乱zhuì坠tiān天huā花speak eloquently and hyperbolically
  • luàn乱tóu头cū粗fú服disheveled hair and plain clothes
  • luàn乱kòu扣mào帽zi子arbitrarily label or unfairly characterize
  • luàn乱diǎn点yuān鸳yāng鸯make a mess of marital matches
  • luàn乱qióng琼suì碎yù玉scattered delicate snowflakes

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Questions about 乱弹琴

What does 乱弹琴 mean?

乱弹琴 (luàn tán qín) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to talk nonsense”.

How do you pronounce 乱弹琴?

乱弹琴 is pronounced luàn tán qín in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 乱弹琴 literally mean?

Literally, 乱弹琴 means “randomly play a stringed instrument”. It is used to mean “to talk nonsense”.

What is the Chinese definition of 乱弹琴?

比喻胡扯或胡闹。

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