interpret the meaning of a word or sentence superficially;interpret withoutreal understanding; misinterpret words through taking them too literally
? 讀書(shū)時(shí)不能～，不求甚解。In reading one should not take the words too literally and be content with superficial understanding.
望文生義wang wen sheng yi
take the words at their face value
望文生義wànɡ wén shēnɡ yì
義：意義?？吹侥程幵~句，只從字面上去牽強(qiáng)附會(huì)，做出錯(cuò)誤的解釋。take the words too literally, misinterpret words through taking them too literally