Definition of 理をもって非に落ちる (りをもってひにおちる)
りひお
                        理をもって非に落ちる
りをもってひにおちる
riwomottehiniochiru
expression
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to lose an argument despite being in the right, to have the right on one's side, yet succumb to another
Other readings:
                理を以て非に落ちる【りをもってひにおちる】
、理を以て非に落ちる【りをもちてひにおちる】
                Related Kanji
| 理 | logic, arrangement, reason, justice, truth | 
| 非 | un-, mistake, negative, injustice, non- | 
| 落 | fall, drop, come down, village, hamlet | 
| 以 | by means of, because, in view of, compared with |