乱弹琴 (luàn tán qín) — to talk nonsense; to act foolishly; to mess around
Definition
Colloquial expression meaning 'to talk nonsense / act foolishly' — used to sharply criticize someone's words or actions as absurd or off-base.
verb
to talk nonsenseto act foolishlyto mess around
Examples
- 乱弹琴，。Nǐ bié luàn tán qín le, hǎo hǎo xiǎng xiǎng zhè ge wèn tí.Stop talking nonsense and think about this problem properly.
- 乱弹琴，。Tā shuō de quán shì luàn tán qín, méi yǒu yí jù shì zhēn de.Everything he said was nonsense — not a single word is true.
- 乱弹琴，。Nǐ zhè me zuò jiǎn zhí shì luàn tán qín, wán quán bù hé guī ju.What you're doing is just foolishness — it totally doesn't follow the rules.
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