Definition & Meaning

1.the Arabian Nights; the Thousand and One Nights

2.a cock-and-bull story; the most fantastic tale

tiān fāng yè tán

天 方 夜 谭

ReadWriteQuiz

Chinese dictionary
Show pinyinHide pinyin

1
n.the Arabian Nights; the Thousand and One Nights
- tiān fāng yè tán shì de shén huà
  天方夜谭式的神话
  unbelievable legend
- yíng lì jiǎn zhí shì tiān fāng yè tán
  赢利简直是天方夜谭。
  It would take a miracle to make this business profitable.
synonym
wú jī zhī tán无稽之谈
2
n.a cock-and-bull story; the most fantastic tale
- tú lán duǒ yuán zì bō sī de tiān fāng yè tán
  《图兰朵》源自波斯的天方夜谭。
  "Turandot" comes from the Arabian Nights in Persia.

Hot words today