常理
cháng lǐ
Pinyin
Definition
常理
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- common sense
- conventional reasoning and morals
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一反常态
- 1 complete change from the normal state (idiom); quite uncharacteristic
- 2 entirely outside the norm
- 3 out of character
三纲五常
- 1 three principles and five virtues (idiom)
- 2 the three rules (ruler guides subject, father guides son and husband guides wife) and five constant virtues of Confucianism (benevolence 仁, righteousness 義|义, propriety 禮|礼, wisdom 智 and fidelity 信)
不可理喻
- 1 to be impervious to reason (idiom)
- 2 unreasonable
不明事理
- 1 not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense
不理不睬
- 1 to completely ignore (idiom)
- 2 to pay no attention to
- 3 not to be in the least concerned about