言之有据

言之有據
yánzhīyǒujù

to speak on good grounds; with one's arguments well-founded

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 言 yán
  1. words
  2. speech
  3. to say
  4. to talk
2 之 zhī
  1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 de)
  2. him
  3. her
  4. it
=3 有 yǒu
  1. to have; there is
  2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 yǒuyì intentional)
=3 有 yòu
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 又 (yòu, “again”)
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 又 (yòu, “and; with a remainder of (when dividing an integer by ten)”)
  3. alternative form of 又 (yòu, “again”)
  4. alternative form of 又 (yòu, “and; with a remainder of (when dividing an integer by ten)”)
=4 据 jù variant of 据 jù
=4 据 jū used in 拮据 jiéjū
=4 据 jù variant of 据 jù
=4 据 jù
  1. according to
  2. to act in accordance with
  3. to depend on
  4. to seize
  5. to occupy
=4 据 jǐ
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to catch; to seize
  2. to catch; to seize