望文生义 / 望文生義
wàng wén shēng yì
Meaning
- literally view a text and interpret (idiom) · to interpret word by word without understanding the meaning
- a far-fetched interpretation
Example sentences
你的理解有点望文生义了。
你的理解有點望文生義了。
nǐ de lǐ jiě yǒu diǎn wàng wén shēng yì le。
Your understanding is a bit too literal.
不论一名一物，都要有切实证据，才许你下论断，不能望文生义。
不論一名一物，都要有切實證據，才許你下論斷，不能望文生義。
bù lùn yī míng yī wù， dōu yào yǒu qiè shí zhèng jù， cái xǔ nǐ xià lùn duàn， bù néng wàng wén shēng yì。
Whether it is a name or an object, you must have solid evidence before you can draw a conclusion; you cannot interpret it literally.