自圓其說 Save Sign in to save words Simplified: 自圆其说 zìyuánqíshuō ㄗˋ ㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕㄨㄛ to make a story or theory consistent to give a plausible explanation to plug the holes in one's story idiom Character by character 自(zì)self 圓(yuán)circle 其(qí)his 說(shuō)speak A Chinese word or character, or English Search Sources CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0 pinyinjs, Apache-2.0