望文生义

Traditional: 望文生義

wàng wén shēng yì

Dictionary entry

lit. view a text and interpret (idiom); to interpret word by word without understanding the meaning

What does 望文生义 mean?

望文生义 (wàng wén shēng yì) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. view a text and interpret (idiom); to interpret word by word without understanding the meaning

2a far-fetched interpretation

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望wàngfull moon · to hope 文Wénsurname Wen 生shēngto grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born · to arise; to occur 义Yìsurname Yi · (Tw) Italy (abbr. for 義大利|义大利[Yi4 da4 li4])

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望文生义

wàng wén shēng yì

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