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不經之談

简 不经之谈 · 繁 不經之談
Mandarin · pinyin bù jīng zhī tán

Meanings

  1. absurd statement
  2. cock-and-bull story
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Characters in this entry

不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
經
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之
zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
談
tán · talk; conversation; surname
经
jīng · classic works; pass through
谈
tán · talk; conversation; surname
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4–1–1–2 · bu4 jing1 zhi1 tan2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bat1 ging1 zi1 taam4

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) cock-and-bull story

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