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荒谬 (huāng miù) — absurd; ridiculous

Definition

荒谬 (huāngmiù) means 'absurd, ridiculous,' usually for ideas, claims, or situations that are logically wrong — stronger and more formal than 好笑, more serious than 可笑 (which focuses on being laughable).

adjective
absurdridiculous

Examples

  • 荒谬，。
    Zhè zhǒng shuō fǎ wán quán huāng miù, háo wú gēn jù.
    This kind of statement is completely absurd and groundless.
  • 荒谬，。
    Tā tí chū de fāng àn tài huāng miù le, méi rén huì tóng yì.
    The plan he proposed is too ridiculous; nobody will agree.
  • 荒谬。
    Bié xiāng xìn nà xiē huāng miù de yáo yán.
    Don't believe those absurd rumors.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

荒huāngabsurd
谬miùerroneous

The absurdity of 荒 and the error of 谬 blend into 'absurd'.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
艹Written in full as艸cǎograss, plant
Sound part声符shēngfú
巟
巟huāng荒huāng
Same sound today

荒 is built from 艹 (grass, plant) and 巟, with 巟 giving the sound huāng.

Open 荒 →

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 谬 →
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