pang4 hung1憑空凭空

Jyutpingpang4 hung1

Yalepàhng hūng

副詞Common

Definition

Out of thin air; groundlessly; without any evidence or foundation.

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How it's used

Often used in formal or literary contexts, this term describes actions or thoughts that lack any factual support or evidence. It carries a slightly accusatory tone when used to call out someone for lying or making baseless accusations. While it appears in written Chinese, it is frequently used in spoken Cantonese to emphasize that a claim is entirely made up.

Examples

keoi5佢pang4憑hung1空nip6捏zou6造si6事sat6實，zan1真hai6係hou2好lei4離pou2譜。

He fabricated the facts out of thin air, it is really outrageous.

nei5你m4唔ho2可ji5以pang4憑hung1空waai4懷ji4疑jan4人dei6哋㗎。

You cannot suspect others without any basis.

Common phrases

pang4憑hung1空soeng2想zoeng6像

to imagine out of thin air

pang4憑hung1空nip6捏zou6造

to fabricate groundlessly

Common mistake

Learners often confuse this with 無中生有, but 憑空 focuses on the lack of evidence for a specific claim, whereas 無中生有 implies creating something that never existed at all.