lǐ​bù​shèng​cí

words outweigh the logic

Senses

理不胜辞/ 理不勝辭 lǐ​bù​shèng​cí (also lǐ​bù​shēng​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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