自圓其說

Chinese

		from; self; oneself from; self; oneself; since	circle; round; circular circle; round; circular; spherical; (of the moon) full; unit of Chinese currency (Yuan); tactful; to justify	his; her; its his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)	to speak; to say; persuade (politically)
trad. (自圓其說)		自	圓	其	說
simp. (自圆其说)		自	圆	其	说

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zìyuánqíshuō

(Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕㄨㄛ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi⁶ jyun⁴ kei⁴ syut³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: zìyuánqíshuō
  - Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕㄨㄛ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhyuanchyishuo
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zìhyuáncíshuo
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʂwɔ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi⁶ jyun⁴ kei⁴ syut³
  - Yale: jih yùhn kèih syut
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi⁶ jyn⁴ kei⁴ syt⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji⁶ yun⁴ kéi⁴ xud³
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siː²² jyːn²¹ kʰei̯²¹ ʃyːt̚³/

Idiom

自圓其說

to justify in order to make one's own statement consistent and flawless

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