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Information of 妄

Pinyin wàng

Radical

女

Strokes

6 strokes

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Definition

absurd / fantastic

妄 [wàng] 1. At random; unreasonable; absurd. - Example: 轻举妄动 (to act recklessly); 胆大妄为 (to act arrogantly); 妄自尊大 (to boast excessively); 妄图 (to vainly attempt); 狂妄 (madly reckless); 妄想 (to fantasize). 2. Unreasonable; unfounded. - Example: 姑妄听之 (to listen casually); 妄自菲薄 (to belittle oneself); 妄作主张 (to make baseless claims). 3. Meaning: Ruin; chaos. (En: at random) 4. Unreal; misleading. (En: unreal) 5. Illegal; reckless. (En: illegally) 6. Rash; unrestrained. - Example: 妄男子 (a reckless, ignorant man). 7. Absurd; preposterous. - Example: 妄语 (absurd talk); 妄异 (nonsensical and bizarre); 妄妖 (absurd and sinister). 8. Common; mediocre. - Example: 妄庸 (mediocre and inferior); 妄匠 (mediocre craftsman); 妄尉 (mediocre low-ranking officer). 引: 1. 《说文》: 妄，乱也。 (In the Shuowen dictionary: "妄" means chaos.) 2. 《管子·山至数》: 不通于轻重谓之妄言。 (In Guanzi: "What is not weighted in importance is called '妄言', or absurd talk.) 3. 《贾子道术》: 以人自观谓之度，反度为妄。 (In Jia Zi: "To measure oneself against others is called '妄'.") 4. 《春秋繁露》: 施妄者，乱之始也。 (In Chunqiu Fanlu: "Those who act recklessly are the beginning of chaos.") 5. 诸葛亮《出师表》: 妄自菲薄。 (Zhuge Liang's "Memorial on the Expedition": "to belittle oneself excessively.") 6. 宋· 司马光《训俭示康》: 多求妄用。 (Song Dynasty, Sima Guang's writings: "To pursue things recklessly leads to waste.") 7. 清· 黄宗羲《原君》: 妄传伯夷。 (Qing Dynasty, Huang Zongxi: "Falsely spread about Bo Yi.") 8. 清· 徐珂《清稗类钞·战事类》: 毋妄发。 (Qing Dynasty, Xu Ke: "Do not act recklessly.") 例: 又如: 妄口 (to speak recklessly); 妄系 (to arrest someone without cause); 妄扳平人 (to falsely implicate innocent people); 妄施 (to grant favors indiscriminately); 妄折 (to yield without principles); 妄行 (to act without consideration); 妄言 (to speak irresponsibly).

妄图 wàng tú

to try in vain / futile attempt

狂妄 kuáng wàng

egotistical / arrogant / brassy

妄想 wàng xiǎng

to attempt vainly / a vain attempt / delusion

妄为 wàng wéi

to take rash action

妄动 wàng dòng

to rush indiscriminately into action

轻举妄动 qīng jǔ wàng dòng

to act blindly without thinking (idiom)

胆大妄为 dǎn dà wàng wéi

daring / presumptuous / daredevil

痴心妄想 chī xīn wàng xiǎng

to be carried away by one's wishful thinking (idiom) / to labor under a delusion / wishful thinking

妄言 wàng yán

lies / wild talk / to tell lies / to talk nonsense / fantasy (literature)

妄自尊大 wàng zì zūn dà

ridiculous self-importance (idiom); arrogance

虚妄 xū wàng

fabricated

狂妄自大 kuáng wàng zì dà

arrogant and conceited

妄语 wàng yǔ

to tell lies / to talk nonsense

谵妄 zhān wàng

delirium

妄自菲薄 wàng zì fěi bó

to be unduly humble (idiom) / to undervalue oneself

妄称 wàng chēng

to make a false and unwarranted declaration

无妄之灾 wú wàng zhī zāi

an accident / an undeserved catastrophe / unexpected calamities

妄念 wàng niàn

wild fantasy / unwarranted thought

肆意妄为 sì yì wàng wéi

see 恣意妄為|恣意妄为[zi4 yi4 wang4 wei2]

恣意妄为 zì yì wàng wéi

to behave unscrupulously