荒诞不经

荒誕不經
huāngdàn-bùjīng
idiom #44,246

Meanings

  1. 1 absurd and unfounded
  2. 2 preposterous
  3. 3 ridiculous and unreasonable

Examples

HSK 2
Tā de gùshi tīngqǐlái huāngdàn-bùjīng.
His story sounds absurd and unfounded.
HSK 7-9
Zhè zhǒng huāngdàn-bùjīng de shuōfǎ háowú gēnjù.
This kind of preposterous claim is completely groundless.

Tips

history
Echoes language from 《史记·孟子荀卿列传》, which describes wild speech as 'vast and unfounded' (闳大不经). here means 'standard / norm', so 不经 = 'departing from the norm'.
usage
Stronger than 荒唐 (absurd) - 不经 emphasizes that the claim violates accepted reasoning, not just that it's silly. Use for theories, rumors, or stories presented as fact.

Stroke Order

huāng
dàn
jīng