理屈词穷 in English li3 qu1 ci2 qiong2 Meaning

Meanings

  • faulty argument and poor rhetoric (idiomatic expression); unable to put forward any convincing arguments
  • without a leg to stand on

Simplified Characters

理 屈 词 穷

Traditional Characters

理 屈 詞 窮

Pinyin

li3 qu1 ci2 qiong2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

理li3texture 屈qu1surname Qu 词ci2old variant of 詞|词[ci2] 穷qiong2poor