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

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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