狂吠 (kuáng fèi) — (figurative) to bark nonsense, to speak arrogantly or recklessly; (literal, rare) to bark furiously (of a dog)
Definition
Literally 'bark furiously' (of a dog), but almost always used figuratively to mock someone for shouting arrogant, reckless nonsense — as in 政客的狂吠. Highly pejorative.
verb
(figurative) to bark nonsenseto speak arrogantly or recklessly(literal, rare) to bark furiously (of a dog)
Examples
- 狂吠，。Tā zhī huì kuáng fèi, ná bù chū rèn hé zhèng jù.He can only bark nonsense and can't produce any evidence.
- 狂吠，。Nà xiē zhèng kè zài tái shàng kuáng fèi, tái xià méi rén dàng zhēn.Those politicians are barking nonsense on stage; nobody in the audience takes them seriously.
- 狂吠，。Shēn yè tīng dào wài miàn yǒu gǒu kuáng fèi, ràng rén hài pà.Hearing a dog barking furiously outside late at night is frightening.
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