Chinese word

谎话

Pronunciation

Pinyinhuǎng huà

Meaning

  • nounlie

Example

别再说谎话了。bié zài shuō huǎng huà le

Don't tell any more lies.

Illustration for 谎话 (lie)

More examples

他终于承认了曾经说过的谎话。tā zhōng yú chéng rèn le céng jīng shuō guò de huǎng huà

He finally admitted the lie he had told.

Core concept

Speech that replaces facts with invented content and presents it as true.

Common phrases

  • 说谎话shuō huǎng huà

    tell lies

  • 讲谎话jiǎng huǎng huà

    tell lies

  • 揭穿谎话jiē chuān huǎng huà

    expose a lie

Similar words

谎言huǎng yán: An intentional statement that goes against the facts and is told as if true.
假话jiǎ huà: Untrue speech used as a pretense or to mislead someone.

Definition in Chinese

捏造事实、用虚假言辞掩盖真相的言语。niē zào shì shí yòng xū jiǎ yán cí yǎn gài zhēn xiàng de yán yǔ

Word origin

谎话 (huǎnghuà, "false speech") combines 谎 (huǎng, "deceitful") and 话 (huà, "speech"), making it speech that hides facts behind invented content.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, this word often carries a direct accusing tone, so it can sound stronger than a simple statement that someone's information is incorrect.

Other meanings

  • fabricationnoun
  • untruthnoun
  • fibnoun

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