[郢书燕说 / 郢書燕說, Yǐng shū Yān shuō, ㄧㄥˇ ㄕㄨ ㄧㄢ ㄕㄨㄛ]words distorted in reading (成语 saw); cf letter from Chu 楚 capital Ying 郢|郢 contains inadvertent words "hold up the candle" that minister of Yan 燕 puzzles out to mean "brilliant prospects"#453435[Add to Longdo]