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無稽之談

简无稽之谈 · 繁無稽之談

Mandarin · pinyin wú jī zhī tán

(idiom) complete nonsense

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無: Look up this written character
稽: jī · examine, investigate; delay
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
談: tán · talk; conversation; surname
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
谈: tán · talk; conversation; surname

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2–1–1–2 · wu2 ji1 zhi1 tan2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

mou4 kai1 zi1 taam4

Cantonese word readings for 無稽之談. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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mou4 kai1 zi1 taam4

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(idiomatic) complete nonsense

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