wàng​wén​shēng​yì

to interpret too literally

望文生义 望文生義 wàng​wén​shēng​yì
to interpret too literally
to interpret the meaning of a text purely from its surface characters without understanding its true sense; to make a far-fetched interpretation based solely on literal wording

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