入情入理

Mandarin · pinyin rù qíng rù lǐ

Meanings

  1. sensible and reasonable (idiom)
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入
rù · enter, come in(to), join
情
qíng · feeling, sentiment, emotion
理
lǐ · reason, logic; manage
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4–2–4–3 · ru4 qing2 ru4 li3

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jap6 cing4 jap6 lei5

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  1. (idiomatic) fair and reasonable; fair and sensible

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