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郢书燕说

Word

lit. Ying writes a letter and Yan reads it

Traditional
郢書燕說

yǐng shū yān shuō

ying3shu1yan1shuo1

Meaning

  1. lit. Ying writes a letter and Yan reads it CC-CEDICT
  2. fig. to misinterpret the original meaning CC-CEDICT
  3. to pile up errors CC-CEDICT
  4. refers to the letter from capital 郢 (Yǐng) of 楚 (Chǔ) in which the inadvertent words "hold up the candle" are mistaken by the minister of 燕 (Yān) as "promote the wise" CC-CEDICT

Characters in 郢书燕说

郢yǐng书shū燕yàn说shuō
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