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诡辩术

guǐ biàn shùdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
specious arguments / sophistry
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

詭辯術 诡辩术 [gui3 bian4 shu4] /specious arguments/sophistry/

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Other forms in these source records: 詭辯術

  • 诡
    guǐ

    (bound form) sly / crafty / (literary) weird / bizarre / (literary) contradictory / inconsistent

  • 辩
    biàn

    to dispute / to debate / to argue / to discuss

  • 术
    zhú

    (bound form) Atractylodes (genus of perennial herbs in the daisy family, used in TCM)

    shù

    (bound form) art / skill / discipline / (bound form) method / technique / strategy

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