







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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Open the tool →乡壁虚造 (xiāng bì xū zào) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to fabricate something out of thin air”.
乡壁虚造 is pronounced xiāng bì xū zào in Mandarin Chinese.
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”.
即对着墙壁,凭空造出来的。比喻无事实根据,凭空捏造。