子虚乌有

Traditional: 子虛烏有

zǐ xū wū yǒu

Dictionary entry

(idiom) to have no basis in fact; to be the product of sb's imagination

What does 子虚乌有 mean?

子虚乌有 (zǐ xū wū yǒu) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) to have no basis in fact; to be the product of sb's imagination

Character breakdown

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子zǐson · child 虚xūemptiness · void 乌Wūabbr. for country names that begin with 烏|乌[wu1]: Ukraine 烏克蘭|乌克兰[Wu1 ke4 lan2], Uzbekistan 烏茲別克斯坦|乌兹别克斯坦[Wu1 zi1 bie2 ke4 si1 tan3] etc · surname Wu 有yǒuto have; there is · (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)

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子虚乌有

zǐ xū wū yǒu

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