言之无物

Traditional: 言之無物

yán zhī wú wù

Dictionary entry

(of a writing etc) to have no substance (idiom)

What does 言之无物 mean?

言之无物 (yán zhī wú wù) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(of a writing etc) to have no substance (idiom)

2to carry no weight

Character breakdown

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言yánwords · speech 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) · him 无móused in 南無|南无[na1 mo2]物wù(bound form) thing · (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself

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言之无物

yán zhī wú wù

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