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  • 1

    v.fmlextend the meaning on the basis of a text; dramatize

    • cǐ jù shì qǔ shū zhōng ruò gān zhāng jié yǎn yì ér chéng

      若干章节演义

      This play is compiled on the basis of some chapters of a book.

  • 2

    n.historical novel; historical romance; fictionalized history

    • qīng shǐ yǎn yì

      青史演义

      Qing Shi Historical Novel