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无稽之谈

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(idiom) complete nonsense

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Mandarin
Pīnyīn
Unihan Definition
standalone and in compounds
Jyutping
Cantonese
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Four corner
Cangjie
component searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *无* | 无* | *无
4画
negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
1041.0
MKU
component searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *稽* | 稽* | *稽
15画
examine, investigate; delay
2396.1
HDIUA
component searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *之* | 之* | *之
3画
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
3030.7
INO
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *谈* | 谈* | *谈
10画
talk; conversation; surname
3978
IVFF

Word decomposition:

SimplifiedEnglish Definition
(idiom) complete nonsense
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *无* | 无* | *无
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *无* | 无* | *无
not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less
nonsense
 
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *稽* | 稽* | *稽
surname Ji
 
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *稽* | 稽* | *稽
(bound form) to examine; to check (against records) / (literary) to delay; to linger / (literary) to dispute; to argue
 
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *稽* | 稽* | *稽
to bow to the ground
  
  zhī
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *之* | 之* | *之
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of ) / him / her / it
   
   Tán
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *谈* | 谈* | *谈
surname Tan
   
   tán
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *谈* | 谈* | *谈
to speak / to talk / to converse / to chat / to discuss