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荒誕不經

简 荒诞不经 · 繁 荒誕不經
Mandarin · pinyin huāng dàn bù jīng

Meanings

  1. absurd
  2. preposterous
  3. ridiculous
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荒
huāng · wasteland, desert; uncultivated
誕
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不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
經
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诞
dàn · bear children, give birth; birth
经
jīng · classic works; pass through
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1–4–4–1 · huang1 dan4 bu4 jing1

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fong1 daan3 bat1 ging1

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) ridiculous; absurd; illogical; nonsensical

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