Chinese word

荒谬

Pronunciation

Pinyinhuāng miù

Meaning

  • adjectiveridiculous

Example

你的说法太荒谬了。nǐ de shuō fǎ tài huāng miù le

What you said is too ridiculous.

Illustration for 荒谬 (ridiculous)

More examples

在现实证据面前，这种荒谬的假设很难成立。zài xiàn shí zhèng jù miàn qián zhè zhǒng huāng miù de jiǎ shè hěn nán chéng lì

In the face of real-world evidence, this absurd assumption is hard to sustain.

Core concept

A claim that breaks ordinary logic so badly that it sounds laughably unreal.

Common phrases

  • 荒谬的假设huāng miù de jiǎ shè

    absurd assumption

  • 荒谬的逻辑huāng miù de luó jí

    absurd logic

  • 荒谬的借口huāng miù de jiè kǒu

    absurd excuse

Similar words

不合理bù hé lǐ: Not justified by logic or circumstances and thus difficult to accept as sensible.
可笑kě xiào: So absurd or foolish that it appears laughable.

Definition in Chinese

毫无道理，违反常识或逻辑，显得荒唐可笑。háo wú dào lǐ wéi fǎn cháng shí huò luó jí xiǎn de huāng táng kě xiào

Word origin

荒 (huāng, "wild or disordered") + 谬 (miù, "wrong or mistaken") combines the ideas of disorder and error into a word for reasoning without a sound basis.

Usage tips

  • In conversation, this is a strong way to reject an idea, while 不太合理 (bù tài hélǐ, "not very reasonable") sounds less confrontational.

Other meanings

  • unreasonableadjective
  • absurdadjective

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