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海外奇谈 — “Groundless and absurd talk or rumors”

海外奇谈 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Groundless and absurd talk or rumors”. Fantastic tales or hearsay. Literally, “Overseas strange tales”.

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海外奇谈 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 海hǎi
  • 外wài
  • 奇qí
  • 谈tán

海外奇谈 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
海
hǎi10sea, ocean, or vast
外
wài5outside, foreign, unofficial
奇
qí8special, surprising, or odd
谈
tán10talk, discuss, converse

Example Sentence with 海外奇谈

他提出的那些缺乏证据的论点,听起来更像是海外奇谈,而不是严肃的讨论。
His arguments, lacking evidence, sound more like wild tales than a serious discussion.

Idioms Related to 海外奇谈

Synonyms of 海外奇谈

  • bù不jīng经zhī之tán谈groundless talk or sheer nonsense
  • qí奇tán谈guài怪lùn论absurd and preposterous remarks
  • dào道tīng听tú途shuō说hearsay or rumor

Antonyms of 海外奇谈

  • què确záo凿bù不yí移absolutely certain and indisputable
  • yán言zhī之yǒu有jù据speak with convincing evidence

More idioms starting with 海

  • hǎi海bù不yáng扬bō波profound peace and tranquility
  • hǎi海bù不bō波yì溢calm and peaceful, free from trouble
  • hǎi海zhōng中lāo捞yuè月make a futile attempt
  • hǎi海nèi内cún存zhī知jǐ己,,tiān天yá涯ruò若bǐ比lín邻Bosom friends make distant lands seem near
  • hǎi海nèi内wú无shuāng双unparalleled in the world
  • hǎi海nèi内dàn澹rán然universal peace and order
  • hǎi海nèi内dǐng鼎fèi沸widespread unrest and turmoil
  • hǎi海běi北tiān天nán南far apart as north sea and south sky
  • hǎi海xiào啸shān山bēng崩overwhelming and rapidly approaching force
  • hǎi海wài外fú扶yú余a distant foreign land
  • hǎi海yàn宴hé河qīng清universal peace and tranquility
  • hǎi海wū屋tiān添chóu筹wishing immense longevity

Questions about 海外奇谈

What does 海外奇谈 mean?
海外奇谈 (hǎi wài qí tán) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Groundless and absurd talk or rumors”.
How do you pronounce 海外奇谈?
海外奇谈 is pronounced hǎi wài qí tán in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 海外奇谈 literally mean?
Literally, 海外奇谈 means “Overseas strange tales”. It is used to mean “Groundless and absurd talk or rumors”.
What is the Chinese definition of 海外奇谈?
海外:中国以外;奇谈:奇怪的说法。比喻没有根据的,荒唐的言论或传闻。
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