牵强附会 — Chinese idiom
牵强附会
qiān qiǎng fù huì
Traditional: 牽強附會
Meaning
- to make an irrelevant comparison or interpretation
Character by character
- 牵qiānto drag, to pull, to lead by the hand
- 强qiǎngstrong, powerful, energetic
- 附fùnearby; to adhere to, to attach; to rely on
- 会huìto assemble, to meet; meeting; association, group
Idioms sharing a character
- 无牵无挂 wú qiān wú guà
- 牵羊担酒 qiān yáng dān jiǔ
- 牵肠挂肚 qiān cháng guà dù
- 顺手牵羊 shùn shǒu qiān yáng
- 魂牵梦萦 hún qiān mèng yíng
- 不畏强暴 bù wèi qiáng bào
- 不畏强权 bù wèi qiáng quán
- 以弱胜强 yǐ ruò shèng qiáng
- 以强凌弱 yǐ qiáng líng ruò
- 兵强马壮 bīng qiáng mǎ zhuàng
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