天方夜谭 Tiān fāng yè tán A tale from One Thousand and One Nights

Explanation

天方夜谭比喻虚诞、离奇的议论或故事，常用以形容荒诞不经，难以置信的事情。

The idiom refers to absurd, fantastic, or unbelievable stories or claims.

Origin Story

从前，在一个遥远的国度，住着一个名叫阿里巴巴的年轻人。他偶然间发现了一个山洞，山洞里堆满了珍宝。阿里巴巴把这些珍宝带回了家，从此过上了富裕的生活。他的邻居卡西姆嫉妒阿里的财富，央求阿里带他去山洞。阿里不情愿地答应了，但卡西姆却因为贪婪而被困在山洞里，永远也无法出来了。这个故事虽然虚构，但却充满了奇幻色彩，如同来自天方夜谭般的叙述，让人难以置信却又无比向往。

cóng qián, zài yīgè yáoyuǎn de guódù, zhù zhe yīgè míng jiào ālìbābā de niánqīng rén. tā ǒurán jiān fāxiàn le yīgè shāndòng, shāndòng lǐ duī mǎn le zhēnbǎo. ālìbābā bǎ zhèxiē zhēnbǎo dài huí le jiā, cóngcǐ guò shang le fùyù de shēnghuó. tā de línjū kǎxī mù jídù ālì de cáifù, yāngqiú ālì dài tā qù shāndòng. ālì bù qíngyuàn de dāying le, dàn kǎxī mù què yīnwèi tānlán ér bèi kùn zài shāndòng lǐ, yǒngyuǎn yě wúfǎ chūlái le. zhège gùshì suīrán xūgòu, dàn què chōngmǎn le qíhuàn sècǎi, rútóng láizì tiānfāng yè tán bān de xùshù, ràng rén nán yǐ xìncùn què yǒubǐ xiàngwǎng.

Once upon a time, in a faraway land, there lived a young man named Alibaba. He accidentally discovered a cave filled with treasure. Alibaba took these treasures home and lived a wealthy life. His neighbor Kasim envied Alibaba's wealth and begged him to take him to the cave. Alibaba reluctantly agreed, but Kasim, due to his greed, became trapped in the cave and never got out. While fictional, this story is full of fantastical elements, like a tale from One Thousand and One Nights.

Usage

常用作宾语、定语，形容虚构、荒诞的故事或说法。

cháng yòng zuò bīnyǔ, dìngyǔ, xíngróng xūgòu, huāngdàn de gùshì huò shuōfǎ.

Often used as an object or attribute to describe fabricated, absurd stories or statements.

Examples

• 他的说法简直是天方夜谭！

  tā de shuōfǎ jiǎnzhí shì tiānfāng yè tán

  His statement is simply a fantasy!

• 这计划听起来像天方夜谭。

  zhè jìhuà tīng qǐlái xiàng tiānfāng yè tán

  This plan sounds like a fairy tale

Related Idioms

• 无稽之谈

• 荒诞不经

Opposite Idioms

• 真实可信

• 有根有据