- lit. having presented a flawed argument, one has nothing further to add (idiom)
- fig. unable to provide a convincing argument to support one's position
- to not have a leg to stand on
Characters
- 理 (理): texture; grain (of wood); inner essence; intrinsic order; reason; logic; truth; science; natural science (esp. physics); to manage; to pay attention to; to run (affairs); to handle; to put in order; to tidy up
- 屈 (屈): surname Qu
- 词 (䛐): old variant of 詞|词[ci2]
- 穷 (窮): poor; destitute; to use up; to exhaust; thoroughly; extremely; (coll.) persistently and pointlessly
Resources
- Wiktionary: 理屈词穷
- MDBG: 理屈词穷
- Examples with 理屈词穷 on Tatoeba
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