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胡言

Word · Verb · Noun

talk nonsense; nonsense

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Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

verb

to talk nonsense; to speak irresponsibly

informal

Often implies the speech is illogical, baseless, or rambling.

Tā他
hē喝
zuì醉
le了
 ,
yòu又
kāi开
shǐ始
hú胡
yán言
luàn乱
yǔ语
 。

He got drunk and started talking nonsense again.

Nǐ你
bié别
tīng听
tā他
hú胡
yán言
 ,
tā他
gēn根
běn本
bù不
zhī知
dào道
zhēn真
xiàng相
 。

Don't listen to his nonsense; he doesn't know the truth at all.

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Jì记
zhě者
huì会
shàng上
 ,
fā发
yán言
rén人
bèi被
zhǐ指
zé责
hú胡
yán言
 。

At the press conference, the spokesperson was accused of speaking irresponsibly.

2.

noun

nonsense; gibberish; ravings

informal

Refers to the content of nonsensical speech itself.

Tā他
shuō说
de的
wán完
quán全
shì是
yī一
pài派
hú胡
yán言
 ,
méi没
rén人
huì会
xiāng相
xìn信
 。

What he said is complete nonsense; no one will believe it.

Gāo高
shāo烧
shí时
 ,
tā他
zuǐ嘴
lǐ里
quán全
shì是
hú胡
yán言
 。

When he had a high fever, his mouth was full of gibberish.

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Zhè这
xiē些
zhǐ指
kòng控
háo毫
wú无
zhèng证
jù据
 ,
chún纯
shǔ属
hú胡
yán言
 。

These accusations have no evidence and are pure nonsense.