强作解人 — “Force oneself to be an explainer; pretend to be an understanding person”
强作解人 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to pretend to understand or to offer explanations for something one does not truly grasp; to feign expertise or comprehension”. Literally, “Force oneself to be an explainer; pretend to be an understanding person”.
强作解人 Pronunciation and Pinyin
强作解人 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 强作解人
Origin and Story of 强作解人
During the Eastern Jin Dynasty, when Xie An was young, he struggled to understand the 'Bai Ma Lun' (Discourse on the White Horse) written by Gongsun Long during the Warring States period. He sought guidance from Ruan Yu, a high-ranking official. Ruan Yu wrote an explanatory essay on 'Bai Ma Lun' and presented it to Xie An.
However, Xie An found Ruan Yu's explanation even more confusing than the original text, so he returned to Ruan Yu for further clarification. Ruan Yu then sighed and admitted that he was 'qiáng zuò jiě rén,' meaning he was forcing himself to act as an explainer despite not fully grasping the essence himself.
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Synonyms of 强作解人
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- qiǎng强bù不zhī知yǐ以wéi为zhī知pretend to know what one doesn't
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- qiǎng强rén人suǒ所nán难force someone to do the impossible
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What does 强作解人 mean?
强作解人 (qiǎng zuò jiě rén) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to pretend to understand or to offer explanations for something one does not truly grasp; to feign expertise or comprehension”.
How do you pronounce 强作解人?
强作解人 is pronounced qiǎng zuò jiě rén in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 强作解人 literally mean?
Literally, 强作解人 means “Force oneself to be an explainer; pretend to be an understanding person”. It is used to mean “to pretend to understand or to offer explanations for something one does not truly grasp; to feign expertise or comprehension”.
Where does 强作解人 come from?
强作解人 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to the modern era. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 强作解人?
指不明真意而乱发议论的人。