yān​shuō

strained interpretation

  • created reference approved 燕说/燕說 → 郢书燕说/郢書燕說 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    燕说 / 燕說 yān​shuō

    郢书燕说 / 郢書燕說 yǐng​shū​yān​shuō

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  • created sense approved 燕说/燕說 · yān​shuō · strained interpretation — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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|郢書燕說|ying3 shu1 yan1 shuo1]] where a letter's accidental content was taken seriously.

    燕 (literal) → 燕 · yān · Yan state 说 (literal) → 说/說 · shuō · to explain

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  • created sense approved 燕说/燕說 · yān​shuō · Yanshuo — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    燕说 / 燕說

    yān​shuō

    Yanshuo

    A Qing Dynasty book by Shi Menglan documenting the dialects of the Beijing area.

    燕 (literal) → 燕 · yān · Hebei 说 (literal) → 说/說 · shuō · storytelling

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