天方夜谭 — “An incredible or fantastic story”
天方夜谭 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “an incredible or fantastic story”. A tall tale; highly improbable or exaggerated talk. Literally, “The Arabian Nights”.
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天方夜谭 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 天tiān
- 方fāng
- 夜yè
- 谭tán
天方夜谭 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 天方夜谭
他说的那些奇妙经历，简直是天方夜谭，没人会相信。
The fantastic experiences he recounted were nothing short of an Arabian Nights tale; nobody would believe them.
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Synonyms of 天方夜谭
More idioms starting with 天
- tiān天shàng上rén人jiān间worlds apart
- tiān天shàng上dì地xià下，，wéi惟wǒ我dú独zūn尊supremely arrogant and self-important
- tiān天shàng上tiān天xià下，，wéi惟wǒ我dú独zūn尊Arrogant and self-important
- tiān天shàng上shǎo少yǒu有，，dì地xià下nán难xún寻extremely rare, unique
- tiān天shàng上shí石lín麟a brilliant and talented son
- tiān天shàng上qí麒lín麟praise a son's exceptional talent
- tiān天xià下yī一jiā家universal brotherhood and harmony
- tiān天xià下wèi为yī一The world united
- tiān天xià下wéi为gōng公The world belongs to everyone
- tiān天xià下wéi为jiā家To make the world one's home
- tiān天xià下wéi为lóng笼the world is a confining cage
- tiān天xià下wū乌yā鸦yī一bān般hēi黑all evil is the same everywhere
Questions about 天方夜谭
- What does 天方夜谭 mean?
- 天方夜谭 (tiān fāng yè tán) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “an incredible or fantastic story”.
- How do you pronounce 天方夜谭?
- 天方夜谭 is pronounced tiān fāng yè tán in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 天方夜谭 literally mean?
- Literally, 天方夜谭 means “the Arabian Nights”. It is used to mean “an incredible or fantastic story”.
- What is the Chinese definition of 天方夜谭?
- 比喻虚诞、离奇的议论。