妄言
Chinese
| absurd; fantastic | to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (妄言) | 妄 | 言 | |
| simp. #(妄言) | 妄 | 言 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: wàngyán
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄤˋ ㄧㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wàngyán
- Wade–Giles: wang4-yen2
- Yale: wàng-yán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wanqyan
- Palladius: ванъянь (vanʺjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /wɑŋ⁵¹ jɛn³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: mong5 jin4
- Yale: móhng yìhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: mong5 jin4
- Guangdong Romanization: mong5 yin4
- Sinological IPA (key): /mɔːŋ¹³ jiːn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bōng-giân
- Tâi-lô: bōng-giân
- Phofsit Daibuun: boxnggieen
- IPA (Xiamen): /bɔŋ²²⁻²¹ ɡiɛn²⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /bɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² ɡiɛn²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bōng-gân
- Tâi-lô: bōng-gân
- Phofsit Daibuun: boxnggaan
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /bɔŋ²²⁻²¹ ɡan¹³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
Noun
妄言
Synonyms
- (wild talk):
- (lie):
Dialectal synonyms of 謊言 (“lie; untruth”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 妄言, 妄語 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 謊言, 謊話, 假話, 誑言, 誑語, 誑話 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 謊皮, 詐語 |
| Taiwan | 謊話 | |
| Singapore | 騙話 | |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 謊屁流 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 謊話 |
| Wanrong | 謊 | |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 謊話 |
| Yangzhou | 謊 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 大話 |
| Hong Kong | 大話 | |
| Taishan | 大話 | |
| Dongguan | 大話 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 大話 | |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 花蓼 |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 花蓼, 虎膦 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 花蓼 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 花舌 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 花蓼 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 花舌 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 白賊, 白賊話 |
| Quanzhou | 白賊, 白賊話 | |
| Zhangzhou | 白賊, 白賊話, 白話 | |
| Tainan | 白賊話 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 騙話 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 騙話 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 白賊, 白賊話 | |
| Shantou (Chaoyang) | 白落話 | |
| Jieyang | 花嬲話 | |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 譀話 |
Verb
妄言
- (literary) to talk tactlessly; to speak carelessly; to make irresponsible remarks
- 秦始皇帝游會稽，渡浙江，梁與籍俱觀。籍曰：“彼可取而代也。”梁掩其口，曰：“毋妄言，族矣！” [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
- From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE
- Qín-shǐhuángdì yóu Kuàijī, dù Zhèjiāng, Liáng yǔ Jí jù guān. Jí yuē: “Bǐ kě qǔ ér dài yě.” Liáng yǎn qí kǒu, yuē: “Wú wàngyán, zú yǐ!” [Pinyin]
- When the First Emperor of Qin crossed the River Zhe on a visit to Kuaiji, Xiang Liang and Xiang Yu looked on. “Why not take over from him?” exclaimed Xiang Yu. “Don't talk nonsense!”said Liang, stopping his nephew's mouth. “Or our entire clan will be wiped out!”
秦始皇帝游会稽，渡浙江，梁与籍俱观。籍曰：“彼可取而代也。”梁掩其口，曰：“毋妄言，族矣！” [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]
Synonyms
- 七說八說 / 七说八说 (Hokkien)
- 七講八講 / 七讲八讲 (Hokkien, Wu)
- 亂說 / 乱说 (luànshuō)
- 口胡 (kǒuhú) (neologism, Internet slang)
- 妄說 / 妄说
- 打鑔 / 打镲 (dǎchǎ) (regional)
- 扯淡 (chědàn)
- 扯臊 (chěsào) (regional)
- 掰 (bāi) (figurative, colloquial)
- 放屁 (fàngpì) (colloquial)
- 放狗屁 (fàng gǒupì) (vulgar)
- 瞎七搭八 (7haq-chiq7-taq7-paq7) (Wu)
- 瞎扯 (xiāchě)
- 瞎掰 (xiābāi)
- 瞎聊 (xiāliáo)
- 瞎說 / 瞎说 (xiāshuō)
- 胡扯 (húchě)
- 胡言 (húyán)
- 胡言亂語 / 胡言乱语 (húyánluànyǔ)
- 胡言漢語 / 胡言汉语 (húyánhànyǔ)
- 胡說 / 胡说 (húshuō)
- 胡說八道 / 胡说八道 (húshuōbādào)
- 說東說西 / 说东说西 (Hokkien)
- 講東講西 / 讲东讲西 (Hokkien)
- 譗𧫡 (zházhì)
- 鬼扯 (guǐchě) (colloquial)