created sense approved 演义/演義 · yǎnyì · historical novel — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
演义 / 演義
yǎnyì
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 · yǎnyì · to exaggerate — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
演义 / 演義
yǎnyì
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 · yǎnyì · to explain — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
演义 / 演義
yǎnyì
to explain
(literary) To explain or expand upon a principle or a meaning.
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