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燕说
yān​shuō

strained interpretation

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燕说 燕說 yān​shuō
strained interpretation
A far-fetched analogy or a strained interpretation of a text, referring to the story 郢书燕说 yǐng​shū​yān​shuō where a letter's accidental content was taken seriously.
Yanshuo
A Qing Dynasty book by Shi Menglan documenting the dialects of the Beijing area.

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  • 郢书燕说 yǐng​shū​yān​shuō