Chinese–English
望文生义
wàng wén shēng yì · wang wen sheng yi
Traditional 望文生義
Meaning
CC-CEDICT- lit. view a text and interpret (idiom); to interpret word by word without understanding the meaning
- a far-fetched interpretation
How to write
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