a gross fabrication(xiàng bì xū gòu)
a gross fabrication
Xiang Bi is a Chinese idiom. The Pinyin is Xi à NGB à x à g à u, which means Xiang Bi, facing the wall. That is, facing the wall, made out of thin air. Metaphor is not based on facts. It comes from preface of Shuowen Jiezi.
The origin of Idioms
The preface of Shuowen Jiezi written by Xu Shen of Han Dynasty: "the common people are not Zi. They think that they are curious, so they are more cunning. They make up unknown books in the countryside, and they often act in disorder to shine on the world."
Analysis of Idioms
Synonym: fictitious to the wall and fictitious to the face
Idiom usage
As predicate, object and attribute, it refers to imagination and fabrication
Examples
It seems that there is a reason for it, and it is reasonable to say so. On Yan Fu's salvation
Chinese PinYin : xiàng bì xū gòu
a gross fabrication
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fallen leaves return to the roots -- to revert to one 's origin
fallen leaves return to the roots -- to revert to one 's origin. luò yè guī gēn
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ten thousand horses stand mute
ten thousand horses stand mute. wàn mǎ qí yīn
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rove among flowers and willows -- visit places brothels
rove among flowers and willows -- visit places brothels. xún huā wèn liǔ
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