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sheer nonsense

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

wu2ji1zhi1tan2 wújīzhītán

Meaning


Primary

sheer nonsense

Alternatives

complete nonsense

Mnemonic


無稽之談 Sheer nonsense describes something that has been 談 discussed, with the contents 之 of that having 無 nothing which seems to make sense when 稽 inspected.

Usage


他 的 理由 簡直 是 無稽之談。

His reasoning is simply sheer nonsense.

那 種 說法 是 無稽之談。

That kind of statement is sheer nonsense.

不要 相信 那些 無稽之談。

Don’t believe that sheer nonsense.