胡說

Chinese

barbarian; recklessly; surname to speak; to say; persuade (politically)
trad. (胡說)
simp. (胡说)

Etymology

Attestable from at least the Eastern Jin dynasty (317–420). Literally, "to speak in the manner of the northern and western barbarians", in contrast to the dominant Han rulers.[1](Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation


Verb

胡說

  1. to talk nonsense

Synonyms

Noun

胡說

  1. nonsense; rubbish

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References

  1. 文若愚 (2014) 语言常识全知道, 中国华侨出版社
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