凭空捏造 Fabricate
Explanation
毫无根据地捏造事实，编造谎言。
To fabricate facts without basis, to concoct lies.
Origin Story
在一个偏僻的小村庄里，住着一个名叫阿强的年轻人，他总是喜欢夸夸其谈，编造一些奇闻轶事来吸引别人的注意。一天，村里来了一个外地商人，阿强为了讨好商人，便开始凭空捏造故事，说自己曾经见过龙，还和神仙下棋。商人起初半信半疑，但阿强口若悬河，绘声绘色地描述着那些虚构的情景，商人竟也信以为真了。他被阿强的故事所吸引，最后与阿强达成了交易，高价购买了阿强所谓的珍宝。然而，这些珍宝都是阿强凭空捏造出来的，根本不存在。商人最终发现自己被骗了，而阿强却拿着骗来的钱财扬长而去，留下村民们议论纷纷。
In a remote village lived a young man named Aqiang, who always liked to boast and fabricate strange stories to attract attention. One day, a merchant from another region came to the village. To impress the merchant, Aqiang began to fabricate stories, claiming he had seen dragons and played chess with gods. The merchant was initially skeptical, but Aqiang's vivid and detailed description of the invented scenes eventually convinced him. He was fascinated by Aqiang's stories and eventually struck a deal with him, purchasing Aqiang's alleged treasures at a high price. However, these treasures were pure fabrications by Aqiang and did not really exist. In the end, the merchant discovered he had been cheated, while Aqiang disappeared with the stolen money, leaving the villagers to gossip about the incident.
Usage
通常作谓语、宾语；指虚构；有时也作定语。
Usually used as predicate, object; refers to fiction; sometimes also as attributive.
Examples
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他说的那些话完全是凭空捏造的，没有任何证据。
ta shuode na xie hua wanquan shi pingkong niezhaode, meiyou renhe zhengju
What he said was entirely fabricated, without any evidence.
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这则新闻是凭空捏造的谣言，请大家不要轻信。
zhe ze xinwen shi pingkong niezhaode yaoyan, qing dajia buyao qingxin
This news is a fabricated rumor, please do not believe it easily.