天方夜譚 [－－－谭]

Jyutping tin1 fong1 je6 taam4
Pinyin tiān fāng yè tán

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. The Arabian Nights (classic story)
  2. fantasy story
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    一​啲​完全​無​道理​，​無辦​法令​人​接受​嘅​嘢
    nonsense
    • 維護法紀需要道歉，係天方夜談。
      维护法纪需要道歉，系天方夜谈。
      wai4 wu6 faat3 gei2 seoi1 jiu3 dou6 hip3, hai6 tin1 fong1 je6 taam4.
      It is such nonsense to suggest that we need to apologize for upholding the law.
  2. 參看
    天方夜談
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, figuratively, idiomatic
    cock-and-bull story; fantasy story; absurd idea; nonsense
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    五十年前，电视、电脑这种东西简直是天方夜谭。
    五十年前，電視、電腦這種東西簡直是天方夜譚。
    wǔ shí nián qián ， diàn shì 、 diàn nǎo zhè zhǒng dōng xī jiǎn zhí shì tiān fāng yè tán 。
    • Such things as television and computers could not have been dreamed of fifty years ago.