to fabricate something out of thin air; to invent something groundless; to make something up from nothing
他总是喜欢无中生有，编造一些不真实的故事来吸引别人的注意。
He always likes to fabricate things out of thin air, making up untrue stories to attract others' attention.
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Ancient
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During the Spring and Autumn period, the great philosopher Laozi proposed his cosmology. He believed that the formation of the universe was a process where Dao gives birth to Heaven and Earth, and Heaven and Earth give birth to all things. The cyclical movement is the motion of Dao, and softness or weakness is the application of Dao.
All things in the world are born from the tangible Heaven and Earth, and the tangible Heaven and Earth are born from the intangible Dao. This concept illustrates the idea of 'something arising from nothing'.
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