信口开阖

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 信口开阖 – see 信口開河 (“to speak carelessly, rapidly and voluminously like the outflow of river water when the sluice gates are opened; to talk nonsense; to talk at random”). (This term is the simplified form of 信口開闔, which is in turn a variant form of 信口開河).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.