tell a lie; fib
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to tell a lie; to fib; to make up a story
dialectA colloquial term used in various southern Chinese dialects (e.g., Hunan, Sichuan). It implies deception, often in a casual or gossipy context.
Mò莫
tīng听
tā他
chě扯
bái白
，
tā他
jiǎng讲
de的
huà话
mǎo冇
dé得
yī一
jù句
shì是
zhēn真
de的
。
Don't listen to his lies; not a single word he says is true.
Nǐ你
yòu又
zài在
chě扯
bái白
le了
ba吧
？
nǎ哪
yǒu有
zhè这
zhǒng种
shì事
。
Are you fibbing again? There's no such thing.
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Tā他
wèi为
le了
táo逃
bì避
zé责
rèn任
，
suí随
kǒu口
chě扯
le了
gè个
bái白
。
To shirk responsibility, he casually told a lie.