yǐn​yù​shī​yì

to cite improper examples

Senses

引喻失义/ 引喻失義 yǐn​yù​shī​yì to cite improper examples

To cite inappropriate examples or make unfit analogies, especially in a way that distorts principles or blocks constructive criticism

引喻失义/ 引喻失義 yǐn​yù​shī​yì to misidentify similarities

To mistakenly treat two dissimilar things as being similar; to use a false analogy

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