子虛烏有

Chinese

		nonexistent thing	nonexistent person or thing; naught; nothing
trad. (子虛烏有)		子虛	烏有
simp. (子虚乌有)		子虚	乌有

Etymology

Two fictional characters in 子虛賦.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zǐxūwūyǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄗˇ ㄒㄩㄨㄧㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi² heoi¹ wu¹ jau⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: zǐxūwūyǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄗˇ ㄒㄩㄨㄧㄡˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyyshiuuyeou
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕy⁵⁵ u⁵⁵ i̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi² heoi¹ wu¹ jau⁵
  - Yale: jí hēui wū yáuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi² hoey¹ wu¹ jau⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji² hêu¹ wu¹ yeo⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³⁵ hɵy̯⁵⁵ wuː⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³/

Idiom

子虛烏有

(figuratively) fictitious; nonexistent; made-up; fabricated

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