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牵强附会

qiān qiǎng fù huì
Rare

Definitions

  1. 1. to make an irrelevant comparison or interpretation (idiom)

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Child Words of 牵强附会

强
jiàng

stubborn

强
qiáng

strong

强
qiǎng

to force

会
kuài

to balance an account

牵
qiān

to lead along

附
fù

to add

会
huì

can

牵强
qiān qiǎng

far-fetched

附会
fù huì

to add parallels and interpretations (to a story etc)