| 子虚乌有 |
zǐ xū wū yǒu |
(idiom) to have no basis in fact; to be the product of sb's imagination |
| 子 |
zǐ |
son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat / viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub- |
| 子 |
zi |
(noun suffix) |
| 虚 |
xū |
emptiness / void / abstract theory or guiding principles / empty or unoccupied / diffident or timid / false / humble or modest / (of health) weak / virtual / in vain |
| 乌 |
Wū |
abbr. for country names that begin with 乌: Ukraine 乌克兰, Uzbekistan 乌兹别克斯坦 etc / surname Wu |
| 乌 |
wū |
crow / black |
| 乌 |
wù |
used in 乌拉 / used in 乌拉草 |
| 乌有 |
wū yǒu |
(literary) not to exist; nonexistent; illusory |
| 有 |
yǒu |
to have; there is / (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 intentional) |