都是子虚乌有
“are all groundless,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
给朕禀报大唐事务
“Wan Qianshan's reports to me”
都是 子虚乌有
“are all groundless,”
凭空捏造的
“fabricated from nothing?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In imperial court discourse, accusations of treason or malfeasance were often countered with fierce denials invoking classical idioms to discredit political rivals.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
completely fictitious; groundless; non-existent
A sophisticated four-character idiom used in formal or literary speech to dismiss a rumor or claim as pure fabrication.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Utter… Utter nonsense!”
“Most of it is groundless rumor.”
“The charges he made up are completely baseless.”
“Status is just an illusion.”
“It's nothing but an illusion.”
“As for those baseless rumors,”