理屈事穷 — “Reason is weak, situation is exhausted”
理屈事穷 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be proven wrong in argument or morally indefensible, and to have exhausted all options or reached an impasse; to be at the end of one's tether both in reason and resources”. Literally, “Reason is weak, situation is exhausted”.
理屈事穷 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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- lǐ理bù不wàng忘luàn乱prepare for disorder in order
- lǐ理bù不shèng胜cí词reasoning lost in flowery words
- lǐ理bù不shèng胜cí辞rhetoric over reason
- lǐ理zhī之dāng当rán然natural and right
- lǐ理kuī亏xīn心xū虚guilty conscience, lacking justification
- lǐ理yuān冤zhāi摘fú伏redress grievances and expose corruption
- lǐ理yuān冤tī擿fú伏redress grievances and expose hidden wrongs
- lǐ理gù固dāng当rán然It is only natural
- lǐ理qū屈cí词qióng穷at a loss for words due to weak arguments
- lǐ理yīng应rú如cǐ此It is only right and proper
- lǐ理suǒ所bù不róng容unacceptable by reason
- lǐ理suǒ所dāng当rán然natural and justified
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What does 理屈事穷 mean?
理屈事穷 (lǐ qū shì qióng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be proven wrong in argument or morally indefensible, and to have exhausted all options or reached an impasse; to be at the end of one's tether both in reason and resources”.
How do you pronounce 理屈事穷?
理屈事穷 is pronounced lǐ qū shì qióng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 理屈事穷 literally mean?
Literally, 理屈事穷 means “Reason is weak, situation is exhausted”. It is used to mean “to be proven wrong in argument or morally indefensible, and to have exhausted all options or reached an impasse; to be at the end of one's tether both in reason and resources”.
What is the Chinese definition of 理屈事穷?
理：理亏；穷：尽。道理上被压服，事情已到了山穷水尽