to deflect blame from oneself with a dishonest story
to make excuses
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
動詞
將冇道理嘅嘢用計謀講到好似好有道理 to reason with clever but false arguments; to make up bad excuses; to defend oneself in a devious way
你係律師,你最叻就係狡辯啦。
你系律师,你最叻就系狡辩啦。
nei5 hai6 leot6 si1, nei5 zeoi3 lek1 zau6 hai6 gaau2 bin6 laa1. You are a lawyer, of course you're an expert in sophistry.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
verb
to quibble; to indulge in sophistry (syn.) 强辩, 巧辯, 強辯, 死诤, 胡攪, 诡辩, 詭辯, 胡搅, 巧辩, 死諍