脑洞

腦洞
nǎodòng
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 wild imagination
  2. 2 creative/crazy idea
  3. 3 imaginative thinking

Characters

Literally 'brain hole' — a hole in the brain that wild ideas escape from.

Examples

Nǐ de nǎodòng yě tài dà le ba!
Your imagination is way too wild!
Zhè bù xiǎoshuō de nǎodòng hěn yǒu yìsi.
This novel has a really creative premise.

Tips

usage
'脑洞' (big brain hole) means very imaginative or creative. '脑洞' means one's imagination has run wild. Usually positive or playful, sometimes mocking absurd ideas.
culture
Short for '脑洞' — popularized around 2014 on forums and social media. Related to 脑补 but refers to the capacity for imagination rather than the act of imagining.

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