强词夺理

qiǎng cí duó lǐ

to argue against all reason

Character by character

强qiǎng
force

词cí
words

夺duó
seize

理lǐ
reason

明明是你错了，别强词夺理。

You're clearly in the wrong, so stop twisting things.

Tone: negative (criticism).

强 is qiǎng, 'to force'; calls out someone arguing against the facts.

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