郢 yǐng chéng

state in today's Hubei province

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DEFINITIONS

郢 yǐng
  • Ying, ancient capital of Chu 楚 in Hubei, Jianling county 江陵縣|江陵县

STROKES

郢 stroke order diagram
郢 stroke order animation

WORDS

郢书燕说 yǐng shū yān shuō lit. Ying writes a letter and Yan reads it; fig. to misinterpret the original meaning; to pile up errors; refers to the letter from capital 郢[Ying3] of 楚[Chu3] in which the inadvertent words "hold up the candle" are mistaken by the minister of 燕[Yan1] as "promote the wise"
郢書燕說 yǐng shū yān shuō lit. Ying writes a letter and Yan reads it; fig. to misinterpret the original meaning; to pile up errors; refers to the letter from capital 郢[Ying3] of 楚[Chu3] in which the inadvertent words "hold up the candle" are mistaken by the minister of 燕[Yan1] as "promote the wise"
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