Definition
胡说八道 is a fixed four-character idiom meaning 'to talk nonsense' or 'sheer rubbish'. It's used as a verb phrase to criticize someone's speech as baseless or absurd. Unlike the literal reading '胡 talk eight ways', the phrase has no connection to the number eight — it's a conventional expression for dismissing what someone says as untrue or silly.
v.p.
to talk nonsensesheer rubbishbaloney
Examples
- 胡说八道，。Tā zǒng shì zài hú shuō bā dào, méi rén xiāngxìn tā de huà.He's always talking nonsense; nobody believes what he says.
- 胡说八道，。Bié hú shuō bā dào le, shuō diǎn zhòngyào de shì.Stop talking nonsense and say something important.
- 胡说八道，。Zhè piān wénzhāng wánquán shì hú shuō bā dào, yì diǎn gēnjù dōu méiyǒu.This article is complete rubbish — there's no basis at all.
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