Verb
| Simplified | 妄言 |
| Traditional | 妄言 |
| Pinyin | wang4 |
| Pinyin | wàng |
Chinese Characters
| Verb | 妄言 |
| Continuous aspect | 妄言 着 |
| Completive aspect | 妄言 了 |
| Past aspect | 妄言 过 |
Transliteration/Transcription
Pinyin
| Verb | wang4 |
| Continuous aspect | wang4 zhe5 |
| Completive aspect | wang4 le5 |
| Past aspect | wang4 guo4 |
Pinyin
| Verb | wàng |
| Continuous aspect | wàng zhe |
| Completive aspect | wàng le |
| Past aspect | wàng guò |
Translations
tell lies; talk nonsense
Sample Sentences
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秦始皇帝游會稽,渡浙江,梁與籍俱觀。籍曰:“彼可取而代也。”梁掩其口,曰:“毋妄言,族矣!” (When the First Emperor of Qin crossed the River Zhe on a visit to Kuaiji, Xiang Liang and Xiang Yu looked on. “Why not take over from him?” exclaimed Xiang Yu. “Don't talk nonsense!”said Liang, stopping his nephew's mouth. “Or our entire clan will be wiped out!”) [ The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE]
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秦始皇帝游会稽,渡浙江,梁与籍俱观。籍曰:“彼可取而代也。”梁掩其口,曰:“毋妄言,族矣!” (When the First Emperor of Qin crossed the River Zhe on a visit to Kuaiji, Xiang Liang and Xiang Yu looked on. “Why not take over from him?” exclaimed Xiang Yu. “Don't talk nonsense!”said Liang, stopping his nephew's mouth. “Or our entire clan will be wiped out!”) [ The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE]
Etymology