天方夜譚

See also: 天方夜谭

Chinese

Arabia; Arabic countries in the Middle East; Mecca night talk; surname
trad. (天方夜譚) 天方
simp. (天方夜谭) 天方
variant forms 天方夜談天方夜谈

Etymology

The Chinese translation of the book series One Thousand and One Nights (also called Arabian Nights).

Pronunciation


Idiom

天方夜譚

  1. (figuratively) cock-and-bull story; fantasy story; absurd idea; nonsense
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