guǐ​cí

sophistry

  • created reference approved 诡词/詭詞 → 诡辞/詭辭 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    诡词 / 詭詞 guǐ​cí

    诡辞 / 詭辭 guǐ​cí

    variant

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  • created sense approved 诡词/詭詞 · guǐ​cí · sophistry — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    诡词 / 詭詞

    guǐ​cí

    sophistry

    Deceptive talk or fallacious arguments intended to mislead; sophistical reasoning

    诡 (literal) → 诡/詭 · guǐ · crafty 词 (literal) → 词/詞 · cí · speech

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  • created sense approved 诡词/詭詞 · guǐ​cí · to prevaricate — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    诡词 / 詭詞

    guǐ​cí

    to prevaricate

    To lie or make excuses in order to shirk responsibility or evade a situation; to talk in a roundabout way to avoid the truth

    诡 (literal) → 诡/詭 · guǐ · crafty 词 (literal) → 词/詞 · cí · speech

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

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