牵强

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

CEDICT

far-fetched

Wiktionary

勉强。唐．皇甫冉〈同李司直诸公暑夜南馀馆〉诗：「微官朝复夕，牵强亦何心。」也作「牵彊」。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

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

Containing this entry

牵强附会 qiānqiǎngfùhuì to make an irrelevant comparison or interpretation (idiom)

Related entries

遥不可及 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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