理屈詞窮

lǐqūcíqióng

fall silent on finding oneself bested in argument; be unable to advance any further arguments

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li3 qu1 ci2 qiong2

faulty argument and poor rhetoric (idiom); unable to put forward any convincing arguments, without a leg to stand on

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理屈詞窮|理屈词穷 [lǐ qū cí qióng] ► faulty argument and poor rhetoric (idiom); unable to put forward any convincing arguments ► without a leg to stand on