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郢書燕說 yǐng shū yān shuō
基本例句出处
lit. Ying writes a letter and Yan reads it；fig. to misinterpret the original meaning；to pile up errors；refers to the letter from capital 郢Yǐngof 楚Chǔin which the inadvertent words hold up the candle are mistaken by the minister of 燕Yānas promote the wise郢：春秋战国时楚国的都城；书：信；燕：古诸侯国名；说：解释。比喻牵强附会，曲解原意。变体郢书燕说是不必然，亦不必不然，郢書燕說，固未为无益。清·纪昀《阅微草堂笔记》卷四《韩非子·外储说左上》：“郢人有遗燕相国书者，夜书，火不明，因谓持烛者曰：‘举烛’，云而过书‘举烛’。……燕相白王，王大悦，国以治。治则治矣，非书意也。” |