胡诌 (hú zhōu) — to talk nonsense; to make up wild stories; to spin lies
Definition
胡诌 means 'to talk nonsense' or 'make up wild stories' — casual, slightly dismissive, implies the speaker thinks it's untrue.
verb
to talk nonsenseto make up wild storiesto spin lies
Examples
- 胡诌，。Bié tīng tā hú zhōu, tā de gù shi dōu shì biān de.Don't listen to his nonsense — his stories are all made up.
- 胡诌？。Nǐ yòu zài hú zhōu shén me? gēn běn méi zhè huí shì.What are you babbling about again? There's no such thing.
- 胡诌，。Tā hú zhōu le yí dà duī lǐ yóu, méi rén xiāng xìn.He fabricated a whole bunch of reasons; nobody believed him.
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