Meaning of 屁理屈(へりくつ) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 屁理屈

Kana Reading へりくつ

Romaji herikutsu

Examples of 屁理屈, へりくつ in a sentence

屁理屈ばかり並べて、お前の言ってること全然筋が通ってないよ。

All you do is string together a bunch of farfetched ideas. I can't understand a word of it.

屈 JLPT 1

8 strokes

yield, bend, flinch, submit

On'Yomi: クツ

Kun'Yomi: かが.む, かが.める

理 JLPT 4

11 strokes

logic, arrangement, reason, justice, truth

On'Yomi: リ

Kun'Yomi: ことわり

屁

7 strokes

fart, passing gas

On'Yomi: ヒ

Kun'Yomi: へ, おなら