自圆其说 / 自圓其說

zì yuán qí shuō

Meaning

• to make a story or theory consistent · to give a plausible explanation · to plug the holes in one's story

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Example sentences

• 这种理论不能自圆其说。

  這種理論不能自圓其說。

  zhè zhǒng lǐ lùn bù néng zì yuán qí shuō。

  This theory is self-contradictory.

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