粵

歪waai1理lei5

waai1 lei5wāi lǐ

English

  1. fallacious reasoning
  2. preposterous argument
  3. fallacious logic; distorted reasoning; nonsensical argument; reasoning that is incorrect, illogical, or twisted, often used to justify something that is wrong or inappropriate

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 似是而非嘅論調,通常被用嚟為不正當嘅行為作辯解

Examples

  • 佢嘅解釋完全係歪理,唔符合科學原則。

    His explanation is completely invalid and is at odds with scientific principles.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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