有理有据
yǒu lǐ yǒu jù
well reasoned and backed by evidence
Character by character
有yǒu
have
have
理lǐ
reason
reason
有yǒu
have
have
据jù
evidence
evidence
Example
他在仲裁庭上的陈述有理有据，仲裁委员会最后支持了他的全部请求。
What he said at the hearing was well reasoned and backed by evidence, and in the end the arbitration committee upheld all his claims.
Tone: positive (praise).
Usage and origin
Praises an argument, a complaint, a ruling or a speech: 说得有理有据, 有理有据地反驳. 据 is the 据 of 证据 and 依据; the opposite is 口说无凭 (lesson 5-3, and in this reading) or 无凭无据.
Learn this in Lesson 182 · HSK 7–9: 讨个说法 (Getting what you are owed)
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