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sheer nonsense

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

wu2ji1zhi1tan2 wújīzhītán

Meaning


Primary

sheer nonsense

Alternatives

complete nonsense

Mnemonic


无稽之谈 Sheer nonsense describes something that has been 谈 discussed, with the contents 之 of that having 无 nothing which seems to make sense when 稽 inspected.

Usage


他 的 理由 简直 是 无稽之谈。

His reasoning is simply sheer nonsense.

那 种 说法 是 无稽之谈。

That kind of statement is sheer nonsense.

不要 相信 那些 无稽之谈。

Don’t believe that sheer nonsense.