子虚乌有(zǐ xū wū yǒu)

4 charactersTrad. 子虛烏有

(idiom) to have no basis in fact

Character breakdown

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Word information

Pinyin
zǐ xū wū yǒu
Meaning
(idiom) to have no basis in fact; to be the product of sb's imagination
HSK level
Characters
4
Traditional
子虛烏有

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