词穷理绝
cí​qióng​lǐ​jué

to be at a loss for words

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

    词穷理绝 / 詞窮理絕 cí​qióng​lǐ​jué

    词穷理尽 / 詞窮理盡 cí​qióng​lǐ​jìn

    variant

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 词穷理绝/詞窮理絕 · cí​qióng​lǐ​jué · to be at a loss for words — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    词穷理绝 / 詞窮理絕

    cí​qióng​lǐ​jué

    to be at a loss for words

    To have nothing left to say and no logic left to argue; also written as [[词穷理尽|詞窮理盡|ci2 qiong2 li3 jin4]].

    词穷 (literal) → 词穷/詞窮 · cí​qióng · at a loss for words 理 (literal) → 理 · lǐ · reason 绝 (literal) → 绝/絕 · jué · to disappear

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

    created sense