yǎn​yì

historical novel

  • created sense approved 演义/演義 · yǎn​yì · historical novel — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    yǎn​yì

    historical novel

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

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  • created sense approved 演义/演義 · yǎn​yì · to exaggerate — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    演义 / 演義

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    to exaggerate

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

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  • created sense approved 演义/演義 · yǎn​yì · to explain — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    yǎn​yì

    to explain

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

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