无中生有 (mó) — to fabricate something out of nothing; purely fictitious; baseless
Definition
A chengyu meaning 'to create something out of nothing' — i.e., to invent rumors or evidence with no factual basis at all. Stronger than 捏造: nothing real is distorted, it is wholly fabricated from scratch.
idiom
to fabricate something out of nothingpurely fictitiousbaseless
Examples
- 无中生有，。Zhè xiē yáo yán dōu shì mó, nǐ bié xiāng xìn.These rumors are completely fabricated; don't believe them.
- ，无中生有。Tā wèi le xiàn hài tóng shì, jìng rán mó biān zào zhèng jù.In order to frame his colleague, he actually fabricated evidence out of thin air.
- ，无中生有。Xīn wén bào dào bì xū zhēn shí, bù néng mó niē zào shì shí.News reports must be truthful and cannot fabricate facts.
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