粵

牽hin1強koeng5

simp牵强
hin1 koeng5qiān qiǎng

English

  1. far-fetched
  2. implausible (chain of reasoning)
  3. far-fetched; improbable

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 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

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