說理 [说－]

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Pinyin shuō lǐ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to reason
  2. to argue logically
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to argue; to reason things out
  2. verb
    to listen to reason; to be reasonable (usually used in the negative)
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    跟小人说理，就如同对牛弹琴。
    跟小人說理，就如同對牛彈琴。
    gēn xiǎo rén shuō lǐ ， jiù rú tóng duì niú tán qín 。
    • Reasoning with a villain is pointless.