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胡言乱语 — “To talk nonsense”

胡言乱语 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to talk nonsense”. To speak wildly or without foundation; to babble incoherently. Literally, “reckless words and wild speech”.

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胡言乱语 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 胡hú
  • 言yán
  • 乱luàn
  • 语yǔ

胡言乱语 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
胡
hú9reckless, absurd, or foreign
言
yán7speak, say, words
乱
luàn7disorderly and confused
语
yǔ9language, speech, words

Example Sentence with 胡言乱语

他酒后胡言乱语,说了很多不着边际的话。
He talked a lot of nonsense after drinking, saying many irrelevant things.

Idioms Related to 胡言乱语

Synonyms of 胡言乱语

  • wú无zhōng中shēng生yǒu有fabricate something out of nothing
  • hú胡shuō说bā八dào道talk utter nonsense

Antonyms of 胡言乱语

  • yǒu有píng凭yǒu有jù据well-founded with solid proof and grounds
  • yǒu有tiáo条bù不wěn紊orderly and systematic

More idioms starting with 胡

  • hú胡wèi为luàn乱xìn信act recklessly and believe blindly
  • hú胡zuò作luàn乱wéi为act wildly and recklessly
  • hú胡zuò作hú胡wéi为act wantonly and recklessly
  • hú胡zuò作fēi非wéi为act recklessly and unscrupulously
  • hú胡chī吃hǎi海sāi塞eat and drink excessively
  • hú胡chuī吹luàn乱pǎng嗙to brag or boast without restraint
  • hú胡chuī吹hǎi海shuāi摔make wild boasts and act recklessly
  • hú胡tiān天hú胡dì地talk nonsense and behave wildly
  • hú胡tiān天hú胡dì帝talk wildly or act recklessly
  • hú胡zi子gōng工chéng程a long-delayed construction project
  • hú胡zǐ子lā拉chā碴having a messy, unkempt beard
  • hú胡sūn孙rù入dài袋fall into a trap

Questions about 胡言乱语

What does 胡言乱语 mean?
胡言乱语 (hú yán luàn yǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to talk nonsense”.
How do you pronounce 胡言乱语?
胡言乱语 is pronounced hú yán luàn yǔ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 胡言乱语 literally mean?
Literally, 胡言乱语 means “reckless words and wild speech”. It is used to mean “to talk nonsense”.
What is the Chinese definition of 胡言乱语?
指没有根据,不符实际的瞎说,或说胡话。
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