自圓其說

Chinese

		from; self; oneself from; self; oneself; since	circle; round; circular circle; round; circular; spherical; (of the moon) full; unit of Chinese currency (Yuan); tactful; to justify	his; her; its his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to something preceding it)	to speak; to say; persuade (politically)
trad. (自圓其說)		自	圓	其	說
simp. (自圆其说)		自	圆	其	说

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zìyuánqíshuō

  (Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕㄨㄛ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi⁶ jyun⁴ kei⁴ syut³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zìyuánqíshuō
    • Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕㄨㄛ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zìhyuáncíshuo
    • Wade–Giles: tzŭ⁴-yüan²-chʻi²-shuo¹
    • Yale: dz̀-ywán-chí-shwō
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhyuanchyishuo
    • Palladius: цзыюаньцишо (czyjuanʹcišo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi⁶ jyun⁴ kei⁴ syut³
    • Yale: jih yùhn kèih syut
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi⁶ jyn⁴ kei⁴ syt⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji⁶ yun⁴ kéi⁴ xud³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː²² jyːn²¹ kʰei̯²¹ syːt̚³/

Idiom

自圓其說

1. to justify in order to make one's own statement consistent and flawless

Synonyms

• (Xiang) 圓泛／圆泛, 圞泛／𪢮泛