强词夺理

Traditional: 強詞奪理

qiǎng cí duó lǐ

Dictionary entry

to twist words and force logic (idiom)

What does 强词夺理 mean?

强词夺理 (qiǎng cí duó lǐ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to twist words and force logic (idiom)

2sophistry

3loud rhetoric making up for fallacious argument

4shoving false arguments down people's throats

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强Qiángsurname Qiang 词cíold variant of 詞|词[ci2]夺duóto seize · to take away forcibly 理lǐtexture · grain (of wood)

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强词夺理

qiǎng cí duó lǐ

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