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理不胜辞
lǐ​bù​shèng​cí

words outweigh the logic

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
理不胜辞 理不勝辭 lǐ​bù​shèng​cí
words outweigh the logic
Used to describe a piece of writing where the rhetorical style or choice of words is superior to the actual logic or reasoning; the content is not expressed as clearly as the language is ornate.
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