不可理喻 (bù kě lǐ yù) — impossible to reason with; impervious to reason; (of a person) stubborn and irrational
Definition
A chengyu meaning 'impervious to reason' — describes a person who stubbornly refuses logic or persuasion. Used as a predicate or modifier (不可理喻的人), not as an action.
verb
impossible to reason withimpervious to reason(of a person) stubborn and irrational
Examples
- 不可理喻,。Tā jiǎn zhí bù kě lǐ yù, zěn me shuō dōu bù tīng.He's simply impossible to reason with — no matter what you say, he won't listen.
- ,不可理喻。Nǐ gēn tā jiǎng dào lǐ méi yòng, tā bù kě lǐ yù.It's useless to reason with him — he's impervious to reason.
- 不可理喻,。Zhè zhǒng bù kě lǐ yù de rén, hái shì bié gēn tā zhēng le.With this kind of unreasonable person, you'd better not argue with him.
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