说不过去

Traditional form:

說不過去

Pinyin (reading):

shuōbuguòqù

Definitions:

• cannot be justified
• inexcusable

Characters:

• 说 - to speak, to say; to scold, to upbraid
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 过 - pass; to go across, to pass through
• 去 - to go away, to leave, to depart

Traditional characters:

• 說 - to speak, to say; to scold, to upbraid
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 過 - pass; to go across, to pass through
• 去 - to go away, to leave, to depart