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胡言乱语

hú yán luàn yǔ · hu yan luan yu

Traditional 胡言亂語

Meaning

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  1. babbling nonsense (idiom); crazy and unfounded ravings
  2. double Dutch
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Bananas in a meeting

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)昨晚(zuówǎn)说(shuō)梦话(mènghuà)了(le)，你(nǐ)知道(zhīdào)吗(ma)？

    Dengdeng, you talked in your sleep last night. Did you know?

  2. Dengdeng

    真的(zhēnde)吗(ma)？我(wǒ)说(shuō)了(le)什么(shénme)？

    Really? What did I say?

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)说(shuō)：“香蕉(xiāngjiāo)在(zài)开会(kāihuì)”，全是(quánshì)胡言乱语(húyánluànyǔ)。

    You said "the bananas are having a meeting". It was all nonsense.

  4. Dengdeng

    哈哈(hāhā)，我(wǒ)睡着(shuìzháo)了(le)，才(cái)会(huì)胡言乱语(húyánluànyǔ)。

    Haha, only when I'm asleep do I talk nonsense.

  5. Liangliang

    还有(háiyǒu)，你(nǐ)说(shuō)了(le)二十(èrshí)分钟(fēnzhōng)。

    And you went on for twenty minutes.

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)知道(zhīdào)？你(nǐ)也(yě)没(méi)睡(shuì)吧(ba)！

    Then how do you know? You weren't asleep either!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)喝(hē)醉(zuì)后(hòu)开(kāi)始(shǐ)胡(hú)言(yán)乱(luàn)语(yǔ)，大(dà)家(jiā)只(zhǐ)好(hǎo)送(sòng)他(tā)回(huí)家(jiā)。

After getting drunk, he started talking nonsense, so everyone had to send him home.

02

别(bié)在(zài)会(huì)议(yì)上(shàng)胡(hú)言(yán)乱(luàn)语(yǔ)，先(xiān)想(xiǎng)清(qīng)楚(chu)再(zài)说(shuō)。

Don't babble nonsense at the meeting; think it through before speaking.

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