憑空捏造

简 凭空捏造 · 繁 憑空捏造
Mandarin · pinyin píng kōng niē zào

Meanings

  1. fabrication relying on nothing (idiom); frame-up
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憑
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空
kōng · empty, hollow, bare, deserted
捏
niē · pick with fingers; knead; mold
造
zào · construct, build, make, begin; prepare
凭
píng · lean on, depend on, rely on
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2–1–1–4 · ping2 kong1 nie1 zao4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

pang4 hung1 nip6 zou6

Cantonese word readings for 憑空捏造. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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pang4 hung1 nip6 zou6

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