xiù​cai​yù​dào​bīng​yǒu​lǐ​shuō​bù​qīng

reasoning with the unreasonable

秀才遇到兵,有理说不清 秀才遇到兵,有理說不清 xiù​cai​yù​dào​bīng​yǒu​lǐ​shuō​bù​qīng
reasoning with the unreasonable
it is impossible to reason with a person who only respects brute force; an educated person cannot get their point across to a soldier or an unreasonable person

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