Chinese word dictionary

无稽之谈

wú jī zhī tán · (idiom) complete nonsense

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Word information

Simplified无稽之谈

Traditional無稽之談

Pinyinwú jī zhī tán

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Character breakdown

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无wú

no, not; lacking, -less

稽jī

to examine, to investigate

之zhī

marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to

谈tán

to talk, to chat; conversation; surname

How to learn 无稽之谈

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之zhī

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it

谈tán

surname Tan; to speak; to talk; to converse; to chat; to discuss

无wú

not to have; no; none; not; to lack; un-; -less

无法wúfǎ

unable to; incapable of

无聊wúliáo

bored; boring; senseless

无论wúlùn

no matter what or how; regardless of whether...