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乡壁虚造 — “To fabricate something out of thin air”

乡壁虚造 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to fabricate something out of thin air”. To invent groundless stories or excuses. Literally, “Fabricate out of nothing while facing a wall”.

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乡壁虚造 Pronunciation and Pinyin

乡壁虚造 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
乡
xiāng3countryside, hometown, township
壁
bì16wall, cliff, or defensive barrier
虚
xū11empty, void, unreal, humble, weak
造
zào11make, create, or build

Example Sentence with 乡壁虚造

为了逃避责任,他竟然乡壁虚造了许多荒谬的借口。
To evade responsibility, he actually fabricated many absurd excuses out of thin air.

Idioms Related to 乡壁虚造

Synonyms of 乡壁虚造

  • píng凭kōng空niē捏zào造fabricate out of thin air
  • wú无zhōng中shēng生yǒu有fabricate something out of nothing

More idioms starting with 乡

  • xiāng乡xiāng乡ér而bǎo饱Eat one's fill and be satisfied
  • xiāng乡shū书nán难jì寄Hard to send letters home
  • xiāng乡lì利bèi倍yì义pursue selfish interests, disregard justice
  • xiāng乡tǔ土nán难lí离hard to leave one's native land
  • xiāng乡bā巴lǎo佬country bumpkin
  • xiāng乡qū曲zhī之qíng情affection for one's hometown
  • xiāng乡qū曲zhī之yù誉local praise or hometown acclaim
  • xiāng乡guī规mín民yuē约local community rules and conventions
  • xiāng乡lǐ里fū夫qī妻inseparable hometown couple
  • xiāng乡fēng风mù慕yì义gravitate towards moral influence

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What does 乡壁虚造 mean?

乡壁虚造 (xiāng bì xū zào) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to fabricate something out of thin air”.

How do you pronounce 乡壁虚造?

乡壁虚造 is pronounced xiāng bì xū zào in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 乡壁虚造 literally mean?

Literally, 乡壁虚造 means “Fabricate out of nothing while facing a wall”. It is used to mean “to fabricate something out of thin air”.

What is the Chinese definition of 乡壁虚造?

即对着墙壁,凭空造出来的。比喻无事实根据,凭空捏造。

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