bèimiù

背谬

Word · AdjectiveTraditional悖謬

absurd; fallacious; preposterous

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

adjective

absurd; preposterous; logically contradictory

literary

A literary variant of 悖谬 (bèi miù), used to describe arguments or statements that are ridiculously unreasonable or self-contradictory. Rare in modern spoken Mandarin.

Qí其
shuō说
bèi悖
miù缪
 ,
bù不
zú足
cǎi采
xìn信
 。

His theory is absurd and not worthy of belief.

Qián前
hòu后
bèi悖
miù缪
 ,
zì自
xiāng相
máo矛
dùn盾
 。

It is contradictory from beginning to end and self-conflicting.

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Cǐ此
shū书
lì立
lùn论
bèi悖
miù缪
 ,
yǐ已
bèi被
xué学
jiè界
bìng摒
qì弃
 。

The arguments in this book are fallacious and have been rejected by academia.