yān​shuō

strained interpretation

yān​shuō strained interpretation

  1. Yan state
    a vassal state during the Zhou dynasty and one of the seven warring states, located in present-day northern Hebei and western Liaoning
  2. to explain
    to explain; to illustrate; to clarify a point or reasoning

yān​shuō Yanshuo

  1. Hebei
    a literary or historical name for the Hebei region
  2. storytelling
    (in oral performing arts) to perform through speech; to narrate