See 言之成理 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"to speak in a rational or convincing way; to sound reasonable"
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"zh_pron": "ㄧㄢˊ ㄓ ㄔㄥˊ ㄌㄧˇ"
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"zh_pron": "jin⁴ zi¹ sing⁴ lei⁵"
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},
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"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
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},
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],
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},
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},
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},
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],
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},
{
"ipa": "/jiːn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ sɪŋ²¹ lei̯¹³/",
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"Standard-Cantonese",
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"synonyms": [
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"roman": "yánzhīyǒulǐ",
"word": "言之有理"
}
],
"word": "言之成理"
}
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