望文生義 — wang4 wen2 sheng1 yi4 — Chinese Dictionary

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Definitions4 characters

wang⁴ wen² sheng¹ yi⁴

lit. view a text and interpret (idiom); to interpret word by word without understanding the meaning/a far-fetched interpretation

Usage•••frequent

Pronunciations

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生

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As word

1

wang⁴

lit. view a text and interpret (idiom); to interpret word by word without understanding the meaning/a far-fetched interpretation

2

wen²

lit. view a text and interpret (idiom); to interpret word by word without understanding the meaning/a far-fetched interpretation

3

sheng¹

lit. view a text and interpret (idiom); to interpret word by word without understanding the meaning/a far-fetched interpretation

4

yi⁴

lit. view a text and interpret (idiom); to interpret word by word without understanding the meaning/a far-fetched interpretation