执文害意 — “Cling to the text and harm the meaning”
执文害意 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to adhere rigidly to the literal meaning, thereby distorting or missing the true intention or spirit; to be overly literal and misunderstand the real point”. Literally, “cling to the text and harm the meaning”.
执文害意 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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- zhí执yì意bù不cóng从stubbornly refuse to comply
- zhí执yì意bù不huí回adamant and unyielding
- zhí执fǔ斧fá伐kē柯act as a matchmaker
- zhí执kē柯zuò作fá伐Act as a matchmaker
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- zhí执fǎ法bù不ā阿enforce laws impartially
- zhí执fǎ法rú如shān山Enforce laws strictly and impartially
- zhí执fǎ法wú无sī私enforce laws impartially
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What does 执文害意 mean?
执文害意 (zhí wén hài yì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to adhere rigidly to the literal meaning, thereby distorting or missing the true intention or spirit; to be overly literal and misunderstand the real point”.
How do you pronounce 执文害意?
执文害意 is pronounced zhí wén hài yì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 执文害意 literally mean?
Literally, 执文害意 means “cling to the text and harm the meaning”. It is used to mean “to adhere rigidly to the literal meaning, thereby distorting or missing the true intention or spirit; to be overly literal and misunderstand the real point”.
What is the Chinese definition of 执文害意?
指拘泥于字面而损害内容。