理不胜辞 — “To have weak reasoning disguised by elaborate rhetoric”
理不胜辞 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have weak reasoning disguised by elaborate rhetoric”. Where the argument is not as strong as the eloquence used to present it. Literally, “Reason cannot overcome rhetoric”.
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- lǐ理bù不wàng忘luàn乱prepare for disorder in order
- 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shì事qióng穷wrong in argument and out of options
- 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 理不胜辞 mean?
理不胜辞 (lǐ bù shèng cí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have weak reasoning disguised by elaborate rhetoric”.
How do you pronounce 理不胜辞?
理不胜辞 is pronounced lǐ bù shèng cí in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 理不胜辞 literally mean?
Literally, 理不胜辞 means “Reason cannot overcome rhetoric”. It is used to mean “to have weak reasoning disguised by elaborate rhetoric”.
What is the Chinese definition of 理不胜辞?
道理不能胜过文辞。指由于不善于推理立论，尽管文辞丰富多彩，道理并不充分。