胡说八道

hú shuō bā dào

  • Meaning

    Literal

    -

    Usage

    To talk absolute nonsense or rubbish

  • Connotation

    Negative

  • Usage Examples

    你在胡说八道！ | Nǐ zài húshuōbādào!
    You're talking rubbish!
    [Source]

    此后他再也不相信算命先生的胡说八道了 | Cǐhòu tā zài yě bù xiāngxìn suànmìng xiānshēng de húshuōbādào le
    After this, he no longer trusted the fortune teller's nonsense [predictions]
    [Source]

  • Equivalents

    English

    None

    Chinese

    瞎说八道 (xiā shuō bā dào)

  • Entry Notes

    None

  • Origin

    《五灯会元》(Wǔ Dēng Huì Yuán), a Sòng Dynasty (宋, 960-1279) collection of scrolls on Zen Buddhism in China by 释普济 (Shì Pǔ Jǐ)

  • Story

    This chengyu is from a line in the work listed in the "Origin" section above

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