To create something out of nothing; to fabricate or make something from nothing.
道家认为，天下万物生于有，有生于无。把没有的说成有。比喻毫无事实，凭空捏造。
《老子》天下万物生于有，有生于无。”
He accused her of wú zhōng shēng yǒu, fabricating the entire story.
Learn the next connected idiom: 无中生有 (wú zhōng shēng yǒu) → 有条不紊 (yǒu tiáo bù wěn)
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