- 聿(writing brush; pen)
- 曰(speech; mouth)
A book is spoken words recorded by a pen onto characters.
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lit. Ying writes a letter and Yan reads it
fig. to misinterpret the original meaning
He completely misunderstood my meaning through a case of mistaken transmission, like the story of the Ying scribe and Yan speaker.
to pile up errors
lit. Ying writes a letter and Yan reads it
fig. to misinterpret the original meaning
He completely misunderstood my meaning through a case of mistaken transmission, like the story of the Ying scribe and Yan speaker.
to pile up errors
A book is spoken words recorded by a pen onto characters.
Speaking is using words to exchange with each other.
A book is spoken words recorded by a pen onto characters.
Speaking is using words to exchange with each other.
lit. Ying writes a letter and Yan reads it
lit. Ying writes a letter and Yan reads it
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