牵强 | qiān qiǎng | far-fetched / implausible (chain of reasoning) | |
遥不可及 | yáo bù kě jí | unattainable / far-fetched / out of reach / exceedingly remote or distant | |
望文生义 | wàng wén shēng yì | lit. view a text and interpret (idiom) / to interpret word by word without understanding the meaning / a far-fetched interpretation | |
穿凿附会 | chuān záo fù huì | to make far-fetched claims (idiom) / to offer outlandish explanations |