胡謅八扯

to talk random nonsense (idiom); to say whatever comes into one's head

surname Hu

non-Han people, esp. from central Asia / reckless / outrageous / what? / why? / to complete a winning hand at mahjong (also written 和[hu2])

see 衚衕|胡同[hu2 tong4]

beard / mustache / whiskers

to invent crazy nonsense / to cook up (excuses) / to talk at random / wild babble

to make up (a story) / Taiwan pr. [zou1]

eight; 8

to pull / to tear / (of cloth, thread etc) to buy / to chat / to gossip / (coll.) (Tw) ridiculous / hokey

variant of 扯[che3] / to pull / to tear