| 穿凿附会 |
chuān záo fù huì |
(idiom) to make far-fetched claims; to offer outlandish explanations |
| 穿 |
chuān |
to wear / to put on / to dress / to bore through / to pierce / to perforate / to penetrate / to pass through / to thread |
| 穿凿 |
chuān záo |
to bore a hole / to give a forced interpretation |
| 凿 |
záo |
(bound form) chisel / to bore a hole; to chisel; to dig / (literary) certain; authentic; irrefutable / also pr. [zuo4] |
| 附 |
fù |
variant of 附 |
| 附 |
fù |
to add; to attach / to be close to; to be attached |
| 附会 |
fù huì |
to add parallels and interpretations (to a story etc); to develop and embellish; to interpret (often in a strained manner) |
| 会 |
huì |
can; to have the skill; to know how to / to be likely to; to be sure to / to meet; to get together / meeting; gathering / (suffix) union; group; association / (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. [hui3]) |
| 会 |
kuài |
(bound form) to reckon accounts |