胡說

Chinese

		barbarian; recklessly; surname	to speak; to say; persuade (politically)
trad. (胡說)		胡	說
simp. (胡说)		胡	说

Etymology

Attestable from at least the Eastern Jin dynasty (317–420). Literally, "to speak in the manner of the northern and western barbarians", in contrast to the dominant Han rulers.[1]

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): húshuō

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨˊ ㄕㄨㄛ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wu⁴ syut³
Min Nan (POJ): hô͘-soat

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: húshuō
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨˊ ㄕㄨㄛ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwushuo
  - IPA ^(key): /xu³⁵ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: wu⁴ syut³
  - Yale: wùh syut
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wu⁴ syt⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: wu⁴ xud³
  - IPA ^(key): /wuː²¹ ʃyːt̚³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hô͘-soat
  - Tâi-lô: hôo-suat
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hosoad
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hɔ²⁴⁻²² suat̚³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hɔ²⁴⁻²² suat̚⁵/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɔ¹³⁻²² suat̚³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hɔ²⁴⁻¹¹ suat̚³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɔ²³⁻³³ suat̚³²/

Verb

胡說

to talk nonsense

Synonyms

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Synonyms of 胡說

亂咁噏 (Cantonese)
亂噏廿四／乱噏廿四 (Cantonese)
亂說／乱说 (luànshuō)
口胡 (kǒuhú) (neologism, Internet slang)
四散呾 (Teochew)
扯淡 (chědàn)
扯犢子／扯犊子 (chědúzi)
放屁 (fàngpì) (colloquial)

散呾 (Teochew)
瞎扯 (xiāchě)
瞎說／瞎说 (xiāshuō)
糝說／糁说 (Hokkien)
胡言 (húyán)
胡言亂語／胡言乱语 (húyánluànyǔ)
胡說八道／胡说八道 (húshuōbādào)
鬼扯 (guǐchě) (colloquial)

Noun

胡說

nonsense; rubbish

Derived terms

胡說八道／胡说八道 (húshuōbādào)

References

文若愚 (2014) 语言常识全知道, 中国华侨出版社

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[1] 文若愚 (2014) 语言常识全知道, 中国华侨出版社