狡辯
jiǎo​biàn

to quibble / sophistry / chicanery

  • created reference approved 狡辩/狡辯 → 诡辩/詭辯 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    狡辩 / 狡辯 jiǎo​biàn

    诡辩 / 詭辯 guǐ​biàn

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 狡辩/狡辯 · jiǎo​biàn · to quibble / sophistry / chicanery — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    狡辩 / 狡辯

    jiǎo​biàn

    to quibble / sophistry / chicanery

    To indulge in sophistry or use dishonest arguments to deflect blame; to make excuses by arguing in a tricky or unreasonable way

    狡 (literal) → 狡 · jiǎo · crafty 辩 (literal) → 辩/辯 · biàn · to debate

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense