牽強

牵强
qiānqiǎng
  1. far-fetched
  2. implausible (chain of reasoning)

CEDICT

far-fetched

Wiktionary

勉強。唐．皇甫冉〈同李司直諸公暑夜南餘館〉詩：「微官朝復夕，牽強亦何心。」也作「牽彊」。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 牽 qiān
  1. to lead along
  2. to pull (an animal on a tether)
  3. (bound form) to involve
  4. to draw in
2 強 qiǎng
  1. to force
  2. to compel
  3. to strive
  4. to make an effort

Containing this entry

牽強附會 qiānqiǎngfùhuì to make an irrelevant comparison or interpretation (idiom)

Related entries

遙不可及 yáobùkějí
  1. unattainable
  2. far-fetched
  3. out of reach
  4. exceedingly remote or distant
書中滿是遙不可及、沒有科學根據的理論。

The book is full of far-flung theories without any basis in scientific fact.

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