无稽之谈

無稽之談

wújīzhītán

idiom #12,614

Meanings

1 complete nonsense; unfounded talk; absurd statement

Characters

examine; verify

Examples

他说的那些话完全是无稽之谈。

Tā shuō de nàxiē huà wánquán shì wújīzhītán.

What he said was complete nonsense.

Tips

memory

稽 (jī) means 'to examine/verify.' So 无稽 means 'unverifiable' — talk that cannot be backed up by evidence.

Stroke Order

无 wú

稽 jī

之 zhī

谈 tán