lǐ​qū

unreasonable

  • created reference approved 理屈 → 理亏/理虧 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    理屈 lǐ​qū

    理亏 / 理虧 lǐ​kuī

    synonym

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

    created reference

  • created reference approved 理屈 → 理短 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    理屈 lǐ​qū

    理短 lǐ​duǎn

    synonym

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 理屈 · lǐ​qū · unreasonable — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    理屈

    lǐ​qū

    unreasonable

    To be in the wrong or have a weak argument; to find oneself bested in an argument because one's reasoning is insufficient.

    理 (literal) → 理 · lǐ · reason 屈 (literal) → 屈 · qū · unjustified

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

    created sense