无中生有

無中生有
wúzhōng-shēngyǒu
  1. (Taoism) all existence sprang from nonexistence
  2. all existence sprang from nonexistence
  3. out of thin air
  4. to fabricate; to make up unfounded rumor; to trump up

Wiktionary

Homographs

无中生有 wúzhōngshēngyǒu to create something from nothing (idiom)

Entry Composition

=1 无 mó used in 南无 nāmó
=1 无 wú
  1. not to have
  2. no
  3. none
  4. not
  5. to lack
  6. un-
  7. -less
=2 中 Zhōng
  1. (bound form) China; Chinese
  2. surname Zhong
=2 中 zhōng
  1. within; among; in
  2. middle; center
  3. while (doing sth); during
  4. (dialect) OK; all right
=2 中 zhòng
  1. to hit (a target)
  2. to be struck by (a bullet, illness etc)
  3. to win (a prize or lottery)
3 生 shēng
  1. to be born
  2. to give birth
  3. life
  4. to grow
  5. raw
  6. uncooked
  7. student
=4 有 yǒu
  1. to have; there is
  2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 yǒuyì intentional)
=4 有 yòu
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 又 (yòu, “again”)
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 又 (yòu, “and; with a remainder of (when dividing an integer by ten)”)
  3. alternative form of 又 (yòu, “again”)
  4. alternative form of 又 (yòu, “and; with a remainder of (when dividing an integer by ten)”)