what nonsense in English

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          "code": "cmn",
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          "roman": "húshuōbādào",
          "sense": "that is nonsense",
          "word": "胡說八道 /胡说八道"
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          "sense": "that is nonsense",
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          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "that is nonsense",
          "word": "hölynpölyä"
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      "word": "胡說八道 /胡说八道"
    },
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      "sense": "that is nonsense",
      "word": "tetivali"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "that is nonsense",
      "word": "hölynpölyä"
    }
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"what nonsense" meaning in English

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