理屈词穷
Traditional form:
理屈詞窮
Pinyin (reading):
lǐqūcíqióng
Definitions:
- lit. having presented a flawed argument, one has nothing further to add (idiom)
- fig. unable to provide a convincing argument to support one's position
- to not have a leg to stand on
Characters:
- 理 - science, reason, logic; to manage
- 屈 - to bend, to flex; bent, crooked, crouched
- 词 - phrase, expression; words, speech
- 穷 - poor, destitute; to exhaust
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