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牽強附會

简牵强附会 · 繁牽強附會

Mandarin · pinyin qiān qiǎng fù huì

to make an irrelevant comparison or interpretation (idiom)

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牽: Look up this written character
強: qiáng · strong, powerful, energetic
附: fù · adhere to, append; rely on near to
會: huì · to assemble, meet together; a meeting; an organization
牵: qiān · drag, pull, lead by hand
强: qiáng · strong, powerful, energetic
会: huì · assemble, meet together; meeting

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1–3–4–4 · qian1 qiang3 fu4 hui4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hin1 koeng5 fu6 wui6

Cantonese word readings for 牽強附會. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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hin1 koeng5 fu6 wui6

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(idiomatic) to make a far-fetched analogy; to connect unrelated things together

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