一派胡言

yípài-húyán
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 a load of nonsense
  2. 2 complete rubbish

Examples

HSK 4
Yípài-húyán! Wǒ cónglái méi shuō guo zhè zhǒng huà.
Nonsense! I never said anything of the kind.
HSK 4
Tā zài huìyì shàng shuō de quán shì yípài-húyán, méiyǒu yìdiǎn gēnjù.
Everything he said at the meeting was a load of nonsense without the slightest basis.

Tips

usage
A sharp, angry retort, often shouted on its own, and a favourite line of TV dramas. 一派 means "a whole stream of" here, as in 一派谎言 "a pack of lies". The everyday equivalent is 胡说八道.

Stroke Order

一 yī
派 pài
胡 hú
言 yán