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Meaning of 引经据典

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yǐn jīng diǎn (Trad.: 引經據典)
lit. to quote the classics; to quote chapter and verse (idiom)
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Synonym: 旁征博引
Example Sentences
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This article quotes from the classics, which makes it more convincing.
2
Engels quotes Scripture after Scripture, just as the most Bible-believing theologian would do.
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Any one who conducts an argument by appealing to authourity is not using his intelligence; he is just using his memory.
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The one who debates by citing the classics is not using his wisdom, but his memories.
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Any one who conducts an argument by begging to authourity is not using his intelligence; he is just using his memories. Da Vinci, Italian painter.