郢书燕说yǐng shū yān shuōgive a farfetched (/strained)interpretation;give strained interpretations and draw farfetched analogies; read too much intosth; misinterpret the original meaning
❍ ～，不幸而传，则文献之祸也已。(清·全祖望《周躄室事辨诬》) If such distorted interpretations and farfetched analogies were unfortunately spread out,it would be a calamity to literature and history. 郢书燕说ying shu yan shuoa letter from the State of Chu was explained by the people in the State of Yan—distorted interpretation of the original 郢书燕说yǐnɡ shū yàn shuō郢：战国时楚国的都城。对于郢地的书信，燕国的国相作了另外的解说。比喻牵强附会，曲解原意。distorted interpretation, give a farfetched interpretation |