望文生义
wàngwén-shēngyìTraditional 望文生義
to interpret literally
Every meaning
wàngwén-shēngyì
- to interpret literally
Its characters
- 望wàngto look; to gaze into the distance
- 文wénwriting; text
- 生shēngto give birth to; to bear
- 义yìjustice; righteousness
Words with 望
Words with 文
Meanings from our own dictionary. Chengyu from the Xinhua idiom list, the most common first.