胡诌 (hú zhōu) — to talk nonsense; to make up wild stories; to s…

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

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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