入情入理 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• sensible and reasonable

Character by character

• 入rùto enter, to come in; to join
• 情qíngemotion, feeling, sentiment
• 入rùto enter, to come in; to join
• 理lǐscience, reason, logic; to manage

Idioms sharing a character

• 一拥而入 yī yōng ér rù
• 上天入地 shàng tiān rù dì
• 不堪入耳 bù kān rù ěr
• 乘虚而入 chéng xū ér rù
• 先入为主 xiān rù wéi zhǔ
• 入土为安 rù tǔ wéi ān
• 入境问俗 rù jìng wèn sú
• 入乡随俗 rù xiāng suí sú
• 出生入死 chū shēng rù sǐ
• 出神入化 chū shén rù huà

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