理喻

lǐyù
to reason with sb

CEDICT

  1. (chiefly in the negative) to reason (with someone)
  2. to reason (with someone)

Wiktionary

以道理解说明白。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 理 lǐ
  1. texture
  2. grain (of wood)
  3. inner essence
  4. intrinsic order
  5. reason
  6. logic
  7. truth
  8. science
  9. natural science (esp. physics)
  10. to manage
  11. to pay attention to
  12. to run (affairs)
  13. to handle
  14. to put in order
  15. to tidy up
2 喻 yù
  1. to describe sth as
  2. an analogy
  3. a simile
  4. a metaphor
  5. an allegory

Containing this entry

不可理喻 bùkělǐyù (idiom) impervious to reason; unreasonable

Related entries

晓以大义 xiǎoyǐdàyì
  1. to reason with sb
  2. to lecture
讲理 jiǎnglǐ
  1. to argue
  2. to reason with sb
  3. to talk sense
  4. to be reasonable
他不是不講理的人。

He's not an unreasonable man.

Source: Tatoeba