向壁虛造

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Chinese

to fabricate; to cook up
trad. (向壁虛造/嚮壁虛造) 向壁/嚮壁 虛造
simp. (向壁虚造) 向壁 虚造
alternative forms 鄉壁虛造乡壁虚造
Literally: “to face the wall and fabricate”.

Etymology

From the preface to the Shuowen Jiezi by Xu Shen.

Pronunciation


Idiom

向壁虛造

  1. Synonym of 向壁虛構 / 向壁虚构 (xiàngbìxūgòu, to make up out of one's head; to fabricate)