戲說 xì shuō

DEFINITIONS

  1. dramatic form consisting of historical narration
  2. history as jocular narrative
  3. to stretch history for a joking story
  4. amusing story with strained interpretations of history
  5. to make an unreasonable comparison in jest

CHARACTERS

戲 xì theatrical play, show
說 shuō speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid