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狂言綺語 (きょうげんきご) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
狂きょう 言げん 綺き 語ご also: きょうげんきぎょ
Meanings 1
noun
make-believe fiction ; fabricated story
derogatory yojijukugo (four-character idiom)
Derogatory term for a story or account that is completely made up, often with a sense of absurdity or deception. A yojijukugo used in literary or critical contexts.
その 記き 事じ は 狂きょう 言げん 綺き 語ご に 過す ぎ ない 。
That article is nothing more than fabricated fiction.
Kanji 綺 figured cloth, beautiful Similar words 虚きょ 構こう 虚構 is a neutral term for fiction or fabrication, while 狂言綺語 is derogatory and emphasizes absurdity or deception.
でたらめ でたらめ is a common word for nonsense or random talk, whereas 狂言綺語 is a formal, literary yojijukugo with a stronger derogatory nuance.
Etymology A yojijukugo combining 狂言 (kyōgen, 'wild words' or 'nonsense') and 綺語 (kigo, 'ornate language' or 'flowery words'), originally from Buddhist terminology referring to frivolous speech. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it has come to mean fabricated or absurd fiction.
