牽強附會
Chinese
far-fetched | to make a far-fetched analogy; to add parallels and interpretations; to interpret in a strained manner | ||
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trad. (牽強附會) | 牽強 | 附會 | |
simp. (牵强附会) | 牵强 | 附会 |
Pronunciation
Idiom
牽強附會
- to make a far-fetched analogy; to connect unrelated things together
- 後儒牽強附會,費盡心思,不知都是古今學不分明的緣故。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 1904, Zeng Pu, Chapter 11 of 孽海花 [A Flower in a Sinful Sea]
- Hòu rú qiānqiángfùhuì, fèijìnxīnsī, bùzhī dōu shì gǔ jīn xué bù fēnmíng de yuángù. [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this example)
后儒牵强附会,费尽心思,不知都是古今学不分明的缘故。 [MSC, simp.]
Related terms
- 皮傅 (pífù)
Descendants
Sino-Xenic (牽強附會):
- → Japanese: 牽強付会 (kenkyōfukai)
- → Korean: 견강부회(牽强附會) (gyeon'gangbuhoe)