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不可理喻

bù kě lǐ yù · bu ke li yu

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Meaning

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  1. (idiom) impervious to reason; unreasonable
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  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)室友(shìyǒu)不可理喻(bùkělǐyù)，冬天(dōngtiān)开(kāi)空调(kōngtiáo)还(hái)要(yào)开(kāi)窗(chuāng)！

    My roommate is unreasonable. In winter he turns on the heating and also insists on opening the window!

  2. Liangliang

    他(tā)怎么(zěnme)说(shuō)？

    What does he say?

  3. Dengdeng

    他(tā)说(shuō)这样(zhèyàng)屋里(wūlǐ)又(yòu)暖和(nuǎnhuo)，空气(kōngqì)又(yòu)新鲜(xīnxiān)。

    He says this way the room is warm and the air is fresh.

  4. Liangliang

    听起来(tīngqilai)不可理喻(bùkělǐyù)，可是(kěshì)好像(hǎoxiàng)有点(yǒudiǎn)道理(dàoli)。

    It sounds unreasonable, but it seems to make a little sense.

  5. Dengdeng

    对(duì)！所以(suǒyǐ)我(wǒ)现在(xiànzài)不(bù)知道(zhīdào)谁(shéi)不可理喻(bùkělǐyù)了(le)。

    Right! So now I do not know who is unreasonable.

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2 examples
01

他(tā)这(zhè)么(me)不(bù)可(kě)理(lǐ)喻(yù)，我(wǒ)实(shí)在(zài)没(méi)法(fǎ)跟(gēn)他(tā)商(shāng)量(liang)。

He is so unreasonable that I really can't discuss things with him.

02

她(tā)一(yí)旦(dàn)生(shēng)气(qì)就(jiù)变(biàn)得(de)不(bù)可(kě)理(lǐ)喻(yù)，谁(shuí)劝(quàn)都(dōu)没(méi)用(yòng)。

Once she gets angry, she becomes impervious to reason, and no one's persuasion works.

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