附会

附會
fùhuì
to add parallels and interpretations (to a story etc); to develop and embellish; to interpret (often in a strained manner)

CEDICT

to make a far-fetched analogy; to add parallels and interpretations (to a story); to interpret in a strained manner

Wiktionary

  1. 使文章之布置首尾一贯，文意严密。
  2. 牵强凑合。「附」文献异文作「傅」。
  3. 依附会合。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

=1 附 fù variant of 附 fù
=1 附 fù
  1. to add; to attach
  2. to be close to; to be attached
2 会 huì
  1. can; to have the skill; to know how to
  2. to be likely to; to be sure to
  3. to meet; to get together
  4. meeting; gathering
  5. (suffix) union; group; association
  6. (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. huǐ)

Containing this entry

牵强附会 qiānqiǎngfùhuì to make an irrelevant comparison or interpretation (idiom)
穿凿附会 chuānzáofùhuì (idiom) to make far-fetched claims; to offer outlandish explanations