胡言乱语 (hú yán luàn yǔ) — to talk nonsense; to rave (incoherently)
Definition
A chengyu meaning 'to talk utter nonsense' — both 胡 (reckless) and 乱 (random) emphasize that what is said is groundless and incoherent. Used as a verb or to label content (news, rumors) as fabricated.
idiom
to talk nonsenseto rave (incoherently)
Examples
- ，胡言乱语。Tā fā shāo dào sì shí dù, kāi shǐ hú yán luàn yǔ.He had a fever of forty degrees and started raving.
- 胡言乱语，。Nǐ bié tīng tā hú yán luàn yǔ, gēn běn méi yǒu zhè huí shì.Don't listen to his nonsense — none of that happened at all.
- 胡言乱语，。Zhè piān xīn wén wán quán shì hú yán luàn yǔ, háo wú shì shí gēn jù.This news article is complete nonsense, with no factual basis.
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