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荒诞无稽

huāng dàn wú jīdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
ridiculous / unbelievable / absurd
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-76c30c20abc9320e. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

荒誕無稽 荒诞无稽 [huang1 dan4 wu2 ji1] /ridiculous/unbelievable/absurd/

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Other forms in these source records: 荒誕無稽

  • 荒
    huāng

    desolate / shortage / scarce / out of practice / absurd / uncultivated / to neglect

  • 诞
    dàn

    birth / birthday / brag / boast / to increase

  • 无
    mó

    used in 南無|南无[nā mó]

    wú

    not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less

  • 稽
    jī

    (bound form) to examine / to check (against records) / (literary) to delay / to linger / (literary) to dispute / to argue

    qǐ

    to bow to the ground

    Jī

    surname Ji

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.