炮制 (bāo) — to process and cure (Chinese medicine herbs); to concoct, to fabricate (a story, news, excuse)

Definición

Literally the TCM term for processing/curing herbs, but used figuratively to mean 'to concoct or fabricate' a story, news, or excuse. Always carries a negative sense in the figurative use.

verb
to process and cure (Chinese medicine herbs)to concoctto fabricate (a story, news, excuse)

Ejemplos

  • 炮制
    Zhōng yào de bāo guò chéng fēi cháng jiǎng jiu, bù tóng de yào cái yǒu bù tóng de fāng fǎ.
    The processing of Chinese medicine is very meticulous; different herbs have different methods.
  • 炮制
    Zhè piān bào dào wán quán shì bāo chū lái de jiǎ xīn wén.
    This report is completely fabricated fake news.
  • 炮制
    Tā bāo le yí gè jiè kǒu, shuō zì jǐ shēng bìng le bù néng lái.
    He concocted an excuse, saying he was sick and couldn't come.

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