無中生有

ちゅうしょうゆう

Also written むちゅうせいゆう

Meanings

1. Noun creation out of nothing; making something out of thin air; pure fabrication
2. "Creating Something from Nothing" (7th of the Thirty-Six Stratagems); making a non-existent thing appear to exist to deceive an enemy See also: 三十六計 (さんじゅうろっけい).

Kanji

• 無 without
• 中 middle. Read as チュウ.
• 生 life. Read as ショウ.
• 有 have. Read as ユウ.

Word lists

• Yojijukugo (四字熟語)

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