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強詞奪理 (koeng5 ci4 dyut6 lei5) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

強詞奪理 (koeng5 ci4 dyut6 lei5, qiǎng cí duó lǐ) — to twist words and force logic (idiom); sophistry; loud rhetoric making up for fallacious argument; shoving false arguments down people's throats

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 強制執行 (koeng5 zai3 zap1 hang4) — to enforce
• 強制性 (koeng5 zai3 sing3) — adj; mandatory, compellent
• 強加於人 (koeng5 gaa1 jyu1 jan4) — to impose one's opinion, idea, will on someone
• 強 (koeng4) — synonym for China; strong; powerful; better; slightly more than; vigorous; viol…
• 強猛 (koeng4 maang5) — Strong and intense
• 強積金 (koeng5 zik1 gam1) — Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF)

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