妄 wàng

1. wàng adjective absurd; fantastic; presumptuous
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 荒诞 (Guoyu '妄' adj 2; Unihan '妄')
2. wàng adverb rashly; recklessly
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: 妄 is synonymous with 胡乱 in this sense. Etymology: 妄：亂也 (Shuo Wen; Guoyu '妄' adv; Unihan '妄')
3. wàng adjective irregular (behavior)
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '妄' adj 1; Unihan '妄')
4. wàng adjective arrogant
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 傲慢 (Guoyu '妄' adj 3)

Contained in

• 妄想狂 paranoia; megalomaniac
• 妄取 to take without permission
• 妄求 to inappropriate or presumptuous demands
• 妄下雌黄(妄下雌黃) to alter a text indiscriminately; to make irresponsible criticism
• 轻举妄动(輕舉妄動) to act blindly without thinking
• 僭妄 rash conduct; disloyal conduct
• 谵妄(譫妄) delirium
• 妄生穿凿(妄生穿鑿) a forced analogy; to jump to an unwarranted conclusion
• 妄人 presumptuous and ignorant person
• 妄作 rash conduct
• 妄自菲薄 to be excessively humble and not show self-esteem
• 妄言妄听(妄言妄聽) unwarranted talk the listener can take or leave; something not to be taken too seriously
• 无妄(無妄) an accident; an unexpected situation
• 狂妄自大 arrogant and conceited
• 妄图(妄圖) to try in vain
• 胆大妄为(膽大妄為) daring; presumptuous; daredevil
• 妄断(妄斷) to jump to an unfounded conclusion
• 痴心妄想 to be carried away by one's wishful thinking; to labor under a delusion; wishful thinking
• 虚妄(虛妄) illusory
• 姑妄言之 to just talk for the sake of talking
• 恣意妄为(恣意妄為) unbridled reckless behavior
• 妄称(妄稱) to make a false and unwarranted declaration
• 妄語(妄語) to tell lies; to talk nonsense
• 狂妄 egotistical; arrogant
• 妄动(妄動) to rush indiscriminately into action
• 妄为(妄為) rash conduct
• 妄自尊大 absurd self-importance
• 妄想 delusions; fantasies
• 妄言 lies; wild talk; lies; nonsense; fantasy
• 妄想症 delusional disorder; (fig.) paranoia
• 愚妄 stupid and arrogant
• 妄说(妄說) to lie; to talk irresponsibly

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Truncated for common words

• 卷一百八十 列傳第六十八 張寧 王徽 毛弘 丘弘 李森 魏元 强珍 王瑞 李俊 汪奎 湯鼐 姜綰 姜洪 曹璘 彭程 龐泮 呂獻 葉紳 胡獻 張弘至 屈伸 王獻臣 Volume 180 Biographies 68: Zhang Ning, Wang Hui, Mao Hong, Qiu Hong, Li Sen, Wei Yuan, Qiang Zhen, Wang Rui, Li Jun, Wang Kui, Tang Nai, Jiang Wan, Jiang Hong, Cao Lin, Peng Cheng, Pang Pan, Lu Xian, Ye Shen, Hu Xian, Zhang Hongzhi, Qu Shen, Wang Xianchen History of Ming 明史 — count: 9
• 卷一百三十五 列傳第八十五: 盧杞 白志貞 裴延齡 韋渠牟 李齊運 李實 韋執誼 王叔文 程異 皇甫抃 Volume 135 Biographies 85: Lu Qi, Bai Zhizhen, Pei Yanling, Wei Qumou, Li Qiyun, Li Shi, Wei Zhiyi, Wang Shuwen, Cheng Yi, Huang Fubian Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 9
• 卷一百〇三　志第五十一:　刑法二 Volume 103 Treatises 56: Punishment and Law 2 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 8
• 卷六 魏書六 董二袁劉傳 Volume 6: Book of Wei 6 - Biographies of Dong, the two Yuans, and Liu Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志 — count: 7
• 卷五十九 張衡列傳 Volume 59: Biography of Zhang Heng Book of Later Han 後漢書 — count: 7
• 卷一百六十七　　列傳第九十二 白裴崔韋二李皇甫王 Volume 167 Biographies 92: Bai, Pei, Cui, Wei, two Li's, Huang, Fu, Wang New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 7
• Full Text Canon of Supreme Mystery 太玄經 — count: 6
• 解老第二十 Chapter 20: Commentaries on Laozi's Teachings Han Feizi 韓非子 — count: 6
• 卷17　志第12 律曆中 Volume 17 Treatises 12: Measures and the Calendar 2 Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 6
• 卷一百五十七 列傳第四十五 金純 張本 郭敦 郭璡 鄭辰 柴車 劉中敷 張鳳 周瑄 楊鼎 黃鎬 胡拱辰 陳俊 林鶚 潘榮 夏時正 Volume 157 Biographies 45: Jin Chun, Zhang Ben, Guo Dun, Guo Jin, Zheng Chen, Chai Che, Liu Zhongfu, Zhang Feng, Zhou Xuan, Yang Ding, Huang Gao, Hu Gongchen, Chen Jun, Lin E, Pan Rong, Xia Shizheng History of Ming 明史 — count: 5

Collocations

• 妄行 (妄行) 則民妄行矣 — Guanzi 管子, 法法第十六 Chapter 16: Fa Fa — count: 16
• 妄发 (妄髮) 則妄發而邀當 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷十四　詮言訓 Chapter 14: Explanation of Sayings — count: 10
• 妄诛 (妄誅) 則是上妄誅也 — Guanzi 管子, 法法第十六 Chapter 16: Fa Fa — count: 9
• 妄举 (妄舉) 是教妄舉也 — Guanzi 管子, 任法第四十五 Chapter 45: Appointment Methods — count: 7
• 妄杀 (妄殺) 易誅則妄殺加於人 — Han Feizi 韓非子, 八說第四十七 Chapter 47: Eight Explanations — count: 5
• 上妄 (上妄) 則是上妄予也 — Guanzi 管子, 法法第十六 Chapter 16: Fa Fa — count: 4
• 妄举动 (妄舉動) 夫棄道理而妄舉動者 — Han Feizi 韓非子, 解老第二十 Chapter 20: Commentaries on Laozi's Teachings — count: 4
• 妄诞 (妄誕) 矜夸妄誕則貪惑於物也 — Xunzi 荀子, 不苟篇第三 Chapter 3: Nothing Carelessly — count: 4
• 妄意 (妄意) 無緣而妄意度也 — Han Feizi 韓非子, 解老第二十 Chapter 20: Commentaries on Laozi's Teachings — count: 3
• 谓妄 (謂妄) 謂妄之原 — Guanzi 管子, 牧民第一 Chapter 1: Shepherding the People — count: 3