WordTaiwan frequency #23,337
無中生有
ㄨˊ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄕㄥ ㄧㄡˇ
“to fabricate out of thin air; to invent something from nothing; to make baseless claims”
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無
ㄨˊ
Not to have; no; none; not; to lack; un-; -less; used in Buddhist phrases like 'namo'.
中
ㄓㄨㄥ
Center; middle; within; among; during; China; Chinese; to hit a target; to win.
生
ㄕㄥ
To grow, give birth, produce, or be born; to live or be alive; life; raw or uncooked; to arise or occur; student; a person's livelihood.
有
ㄧㄡˇ
To have; to exist; to possess; to own; abundant; plentiful; old; intentional; a bound form indicating possession or accompaniment.
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 沒有ㄇㄟˊ ㄧㄡˇto not have; to not be; there is not; haven't; hasn't; doesn't exist.
- 中國ㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊChina; the country in East Asia; historically, the Central Kingdom; mainland China (as distinct from Taiwan)
- 學生ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄕㄥstudent; schoolchild; learner; one who studies under a teacher; a polite self-reference by a learner or junior
- 生活ㄕㄥ ㄏㄨㄛˊlife; daily existence; livelihood; the way one lives; circumstances of daily living
- 無法ㄨˊ ㄈㄚˇunable to; incapable of; no way to; no method to
- 發生ㄈㄚ ㄕㄥto happen; to occur; to take place; to break out; to arise
- 所有ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˇall; every; the whole of; to own; to possess; to have
- 其中ㄑㄧˊ ㄓㄨㄥamong; in; included among these; in the middle of; within that group or set.
- 中心ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄣcenter; heart; core; the middle point or most important part of something; a central location or hub
- 先生ㄒㄧㄢ ㄕㄥMr.; sir; gentleman; teacher; husband; (dated) scholar or Taoist priest
- 生命ㄕㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˋlife; the condition of being alive; a living being; the duration of existence; vitality in creative works
- 中央ㄓㄨㄥ ㄧㄤcenter; middle; central point; central government or national authorities (as opposed to local government).