đáo lí
Definition
- Verb phrase:
- To exhaust all arguments; to reach the end of one's reasoning: This phrase describes the state where all possible points in a discussion, debate, or logical argument have been thoroughly presented and considered, leaving nothing more to be said on the matter.
Usage Examples
- Verb phrase:
- Sau ba giờ tranh luận, hai bên đã đáo lí. (After three hours of debate, both sides had exhausted all arguments.)
- Cuộc thảo luận chỉ kết thúc khi mọi người đã thực sự đáo lí. (The discussion only ended when everyone had truly reached the end of their reasoning.)
Advanced Usage
- The phrase is primarily used in formal, academic, or serious debate contexts to indicate a conclusion arrived at through exhaustive logical examination.
Variants and Related Words
- Cạn lí (verb phrase): A near-synonymous phrase also meaning to run out of arguments or reasons.
Synonyms
- To run out of arguments
- To have nothing more to say (on a logical basis)
- To reach a logical impasse
Related Idioms
- Đáo để: (A different phrase) meaning to be extreme, thorough, or exhaustive in action, sometimes with a negative connotation of being cunning. Do not confuse with "đáo lí".
- Hắn ta là một kẻ đáo để. (He is a thoroughgoing cunning person.)