凭空捏造 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• fabrication relying on nothing ; frame-up

Character by character

• 凭píngto lean on; to rely on
• 空kōnghollow, empty, deserted, bare
• 捏niēto knead, to mold, to pinch
• 造zàoto build, to construct, to invent, to manufacture

Idioms sharing a character

• 口说无凭 kǒu shuō wú píng
• 凭轼结辙 píng shì jié zhé
• 真凭实据 zhēn píng shí jù
• 空口无凭 kōng kǒu wú píng
• 一扫而空 yī sǎo ér kōng
• 一纸空文 yī zhǐ kōng wén
• 人去楼空 rén qù lóu kōng
• 人财两空 rén cái liǎng kōng
• 两手空空 liǎng shǒu kōng kōng
• 劈空扳害 pī kōng bān hài

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