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理喻

lǐ yù

2-character word

What 理喻 means

1. to reason with sb

The characters in 理喻

• 理lǐtexture; grain (of wood); inner essence
• 喻yùto describe sth as; an analogy; a simile

Example sentences

• 不可理喻
  Bùkělǐyù
  Nonsense!

Words containing 理喻

• 不可理喻bù kě lǐ yù(idiom) impervious to reason; unreasonable

Sounds the same

Read lǐ yù, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 礼遇courtesy; deferential treatment; polite reception
• 李豫Li Yu, personal name of ninth Tang emperor Taizong 代宗
• 李煜Li Yu (c. 937-978), given name of the final ruler of Tang of the Five Southern dynasties…

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