牽強
simp牵强hin1 koeng5qiān qiǎng
English
- far-fetched
- implausible (chain of reasoning)
- far-fetched; improbable
粵語 — Cantonese
- 唔係好合理,係夾硬作出嚟嘅
Examples
这可能听起来牵强,但却是个真实的问题。
It might sound far-fetched, but this is a real problem.
Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY
你呢個遲到嘅理由太牽強喇。
Your excuse for being late is too far-fetched.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk