deceit; mystification; empty talk
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Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesnoun
deceitful means using confusing forms to cover up the truth; mystification
Commonly used in the idiom 故弄玄虚.
Tā他
gù故
yì意
gù故
nòng弄
xuán玄
xū虚
，
ràng让
rén人
mō摸
bù不
zhe着
tóu头
nǎo脑
。
He deliberately resorted to mystification, leaving people completely confused.
Shuō说
huà话
jiù就
zhí直
shuō说
，
bié别
nòng弄
nà那
xiē些
xuán玄
xū虚
。
If you have something to say, just say it directly; don't use such deceptive tricks.
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Zhè这
xiē些
xuán玄
xū虚
de的
shǒu手
duàn段
piàn骗
bù不
liǎo了
míng明
bai白
rén人
。
These deceptive tricks cannot fool sensible people.
adjective
empty and impractical; unreliable; fantastic; unbelievable
Describes speech, arguments, or ideas that lack substance or credibility.
Tā他
de的
huà话
yuè越
shuō说
yuè越
xuán玄
xū虚
，
méi没
rén人
xiāng相
xìn信
。
His words became more and more fantastic; nobody believed him.
Zhè这
xiē些
lǐ理
lùn论
tīng听
qǐ起
lái来
hěn很
xuán玄
xū虚
，
shí实
jì际
méi没
shén什
me么
yòng用
。
These theories sound very impractical and don't have much real use.
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Bié别
zhěng整
nà那
xiē些
xuán玄
xū虚
de的
dōng东
xi西
，
shuō说
diǎn点
shí实
zài在
de的
。
Don't come up with such empty talk; say something concrete.
Zhè这
gè个
gù故
shi事
biān编
de得
tài太
xuán玄
xū虚
le了
。
This story is made up too fantastically to be believable.