无中生有
wú​zhōng​shēng​yǒu

to create something out of nothing

wú​zhōng​shēng​yǒu to create something out of nothing
  1. 无 無 wú adjectiveverb
    to not have
    to not have; there is no; lack; (as prefix) non-; un-; -less
  2. 中 zhōng locative
    middle
    middle; center; within; among; inside a range or period of time
  3. 生 shēng verb
    to give rise to
    to give rise to; to happen; to cause; to generate
  4. 有 yǒu verb
    there is
    there is; there are; to exist; to occur or happen

wú​zhōng​shēng​yǒu existence arises from non-existence
  1. 无 無 wú adjectiveverb
    to not have
    to not have; there is no; lack; (as prefix) non-; un-; -less
  2. 中 zhōng locative
    middle
    middle; center; within; among; inside a range or period of time
  3. 生 shēng verb
    to be born
    to be born; to come into being
  4. 有 yǒu verb
    there is
    there is; there are; to exist; to occur or happen