望文生義
wàngwénshēngyì
ㄨㄤˋ ㄨㄣˊ ㄕㄥ ㄧˋ
Simplified 望文生义
- 1lit. view a text and interpret (idiom); to interpret word by word without understanding the meaning
- 2a far-fetched interpretation
Example
你的理解有點望文生義了。
nǐ de lǐjiě yǒudiǎn wàngwénshēngyì le
Your interpretation is based merely on the surface meaning.