无稽之谈 wú jī zhī tán baseless talk

Explanation

无稽之谈指的是没有根据、不真实的言论。它强调说话的内容缺乏事实依据，是虚构或夸大的说法。

Wú jī zhī tán refers to unfounded and untrue remarks. It emphasizes that the content of speech lacks factual basis and is fabricated or exaggerated.

Origin Story

上古时代，大禹治水十三年，终于成功，百姓安居乐业。然而，一些别有用心之人却散布谣言，说大禹治水是借助了妖魔鬼怪的力量，取得了成功，这完全是无稽之谈。他们还说大禹其实是个骗子，目的是为了夺取帝位。这些谣言在民间流传开来，引起了一些人的恐慌。但大禹并未理会这些无稽之谈，他继续带领百姓发展生产，修建水利工程，为国家做出了巨大贡献，他的功绩也最终得到了历史的认可。

shanggu shi dai, dayu zhi shui shisan nian, zhongyu chenggong, baixing anju leye. ran er, yixie bie you youxin zhi ren que sanbu yaoyan, shuo dayu zhi shui shi jie zhu le yaomo guai de liliang, qude le chenggong, zhe wanquan shi wu jizhit an. tamen hai shuo dayu qishi shi ge pianzi, mu de shi weile duoqu di wei. zhexie yaoyan zai minjian liuchuan kailai, yinqi le yixie ren de kong huang. dan dayu bing wei lihui zhexie wu jizhit an, ta jixu dailing baixing fazhan shengchan, xiujian shuili gongcheng, wei guojia zuochule juda gongxian, ta de gongji ye zhongyu dedaole lishi de renke.

In ancient times, after Yu the Great successfully controlled the floods, some jealous officials spread rumors that Yu had used supernatural powers, which was a completely baseless claim. Their accusations were groundless. Yu ignored these baseless tales and continued to lead his people wisely, and his achievements are still admired today.

Usage

用于形容毫无根据的言论或说法。

yongyu xingrong haowu genju de yanlun huo shuofa

Used to describe unfounded statements or claims.

Examples

• 他的说法纯属无稽之谈。

  tade shuofa chuns hu wu jizhit an

  His statement is pure nonsense.

• 这种说法简直是无稽之谈！

  z zhong shuofang jianzhi shi wu jizhit an

  That statement is simply nonsense!

Related Idioms

• 信口开河

• 胡说八道

Opposite Idioms

• 确凿无疑

• 有理有据