言之成理

Chinese

		to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word	's; him/her/it; this	finish; complete; accomplish finish; complete; accomplish; become; turn into; win; succeed; one tenth	to manage; to heed; to put in order to manage; to heed; to put in order; reason; logic; science; inner principle or structure
simp. and trad. (言之成理)		言	之	成	理

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yánzhīchénglǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˊ ㄓ ㄔㄥˊ ㄌㄧˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jin⁴ zi¹ sing⁴ lei⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yánzhīchénglǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄓ ㄔㄥˊ ㄌㄧˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yánjhihchénglǐ
    • Wade–Giles: yen²-chih¹-chʻêng²-li³
    • Yale: yán-jr̄-chéng-lǐ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yanjychernglii
    • Palladius: яньчжичэнли (janʹčžičɛnli)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jin⁴ zi¹ sing⁴ lei⁵
    • Yale: yìhn jī sìhng léih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jin⁴ dzi¹ sing⁴ lei⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: yin⁴ ji¹ xing⁴ léi⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ sɪŋ²¹ lei̯¹³/

Idiom

言之成理

1. to speak in a rational or convincing way; to sound reasonable

Synonyms

• 言之有理 (yánzhīyǒulǐ)