absurd; fallacious; preposterous
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
absurd; preposterous; logically contradictory
literaryA 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.