扯淡

Chinese

		pull; tear; to talk casually	insipid; diluted; weak insipid; diluted; weak; light in colour; tasteless; fresh; indifferent; nitrogen
trad. (扯淡)		扯	淡
simp. ^#(扯淡)		扯	淡
alternative forms		扯蛋

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chědàn

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄜˇ ㄉㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ce² taam⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chědàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄜˇ ㄉㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chědàn
  - Wade–Giles: chʻê³-tan⁴
  - Yale: chě-dàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cheedann
  - Palladius: чэдань (čɛdanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tän⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ce² taam⁵
  - Yale: ché táahm
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tse² taam⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: cé² tam⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɛː³⁵ tʰaːm¹³/

Verb

扯淡

to talk nonsense

Synonyms

七說八說／七说八说 (Min Nan)
七講八講／七讲八讲 (Hokkien, Wu)
亂說／乱说 (luànshuō)
口胡 (kǒuhú) (neologism, Internet slang)
妄言 (wàngyán) (literary)
妄說／妄说
掰 (bāi) (figurative, colloquial)
放屁 (fàngpì) (colloquial)
放狗屁 (fàng gǒupì) (vulgar)
瞎七搭八 (⁷haq-chiq-taq-paq) (Wu)
瞎扯 (xiāchě)
瞎掰 (xiābāi)
瞎聊 (xiāliáo)
瞎說／瞎说 (xiāshuō)
胡扯 (húchě)
胡言 (húyán)
胡言亂語／胡言乱语 (húyánluànyǔ)
胡言漢語／胡言汉语 (húyánhànyǔ)
胡說／胡说 (húshuō)
胡說八道／胡说八道 (húshuōbādào)
說東說西／说东说西 (Min Nan)
講東講西／讲东讲西 (Min Nan)
譗𧫡 (zházhì)
鬼扯 (guǐchě) (colloquial)

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