詞窮理盡
cí​qióng​lǐ​jìn

at a loss for words

  • created reference approved 词穷理尽/詞窮理盡 → 词穷理绝/詞窮理絕 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    词穷理尽 / 詞窮理盡 cí​qióng​lǐ​jìn

    词穷理绝 / 詞窮理絕 cí​qióng​lǐ​jué

    variant

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 词穷理尽/詞窮理盡 · cí​qióng​lǐ​jìn · at a loss for words — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    词穷理尽 / 詞窮理盡

    cí​qióng​lǐ​jìn

    at a loss for words

    Unable to find any more words or arguments to defend one's position; having exhausted both one's vocabulary and one's logic.

    词 (literal) → 词/詞 · cí · speech 穷 (literal) → 穷/窮 · qióng · to exhaust 理 (literal) → 理 · lǐ · reason 尽 (literal) → 尽/盡 · jìn · to use up

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

    created sense