견강부회牽強附會

[ gyeon'gangbuhoe ]
「명사」 Noun
• sophistry; farfetched view

(figurative) Using an illogical, inappropriate, or irrelevant example that one only says in order to support one's own theory.

Type:
Sino-Korean

The hanja from which the word comes

  • 牽 (견) — to pull, to lead;
  • 強 (강) — strong, powerful, forceful;
  • 附 (부) — adhere to, append;
  • 會 (회) — to gather, to meet, to assemble;
Vocabulary:
education

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