强词夺理 in English qiang3 ci2 duo2 li3 Meaning

Meanings

  • to twist words and force logic (idiomatic expression)
  • sophistry
  • loud rhetoric making up for fallacious argument
  • shoving false arguments down people's throats

Simplified Characters

强 词 夺 理

Traditional Characters

強 詞 奪 理

Pinyin

qiang3 ci2 duo2 li3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

强qiang2surname Qiang 词ci2old variant of 詞|词[ci2] 夺duo2to seize 理li3texture