一派胡言

Mandarin · pinyin yī pài hú yán

Meanings

  1. a bunch of nonsense
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一
yī · one; a, an; alone
派
pài · school of thought, sect, branch
胡
hú · recklessly, foolishly; wildly
言
yán · words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149
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1–4–2–2 · yi1 pai4 hu2 yan2

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  1. (idiomatic) a load of nonsense

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