怕是说书的胡编乱造
“It's probably the storyteller making things up.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
好像是南赵二王子啊
“wasn't he the Second Prince of Nanzhao?”
怕是 说书 的 胡编乱造
“It's probably the storyteller making things up.”
王妃和王爷
“The Princess Consort and the Prince”
“Don't believe everything you hear on the street; it's just dramatic fiction.”
Before modern media, folk storytellers ('shuoshude') performed in teahouses, blending historical facts with dramatic fiction. Calling something 'a storyteller's tale' is a classic idiom for dismissing rumors as exaggerated gossip.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
I'm afraid it is / it is probably
Used to introduce a speculative or skeptical guess, often softening a contradiction.
traditional storyteller
Refers to folk performers in teahouses who narrate historical romances and legends.
to fabricate wildly / to make things up out of thin air
A very common four-character idiom used to criticize stories, excuses, or news as completely fake.
