yǎn​yì

historical novel

Senses

演义/ 演義 yǎn​yì (also yǎn​yi) historical novel

A genre of long novel written in chapters that dramatizes historical events or legends with artistic embellishments.

演义/ 演義 yǎn​yì (also yǎn​yi) to exaggerate

To exaggerate beyond the facts or provide a dramatized account of something.

演义/ 演義 yǎn​yì to explain

(literary) To explain or expand upon a principle or a meaning.

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