talk nonsense; spout hot air
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to talk nonsense; to spout hot air; to make wild statements
derogatoryCriticizes someone for speaking irresponsibly, arrogantly, or at length without substance. The original meaning of 'elaborately composing ornate rhetoric' is now obsolete in modern usage.
Tā他
gēn根
běn本
bù不
dǒng懂
jīng经
jì济
，
què却
zài在
nà那
lǐ里
dà大
fàng放
jué厥
cí词
。
He doesn't understand economics at all, yet he's there spouting nonsense.
Zhè这
wèi位
píng评
lùn论
yuán员
zǒng总
shì是
zài在
diàn电
shì视
shàng上
dà大
fàng放
jué厥
cí词
，
lìng令
rén人
fǎn反
gǎn感
。
This commentator is always talking rubbish on TV, which is really off-putting.
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Bù不
yào要
tīng听
tā他
dà大
fàng放
jué厥
cí词
，
tā他
de的
guān观
diǎn点
méi没
yǒu有
rèn任
hé何
shì事
shí实
yī依
jù据
。
Don't listen to his wild talk; his views have no factual basis.