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1 lit. Ying writes a letter and Yan reads it

2 fig. to misinterpret the original meaning

3 to pile up errors

4 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"

1 to spill

2 to overflow (of water, crowds)

3 to crowd (into a space)

1 natural selection

1 noodle dishes (on menu)

1 slash

1 to sinter (metallurgy)

1 classical

1 doctor

2 court academician (in feudal China)

3 Ph.D.

1 to travel far

2 distant wanderings

1 baby food

1 Luzon Strait between Taiwan and Luzon Island (Philippines)

1 Germanic language

1 manifold (math.)

1 chief executive

1 Body shop (UK cosmetics company)

1 rare earth (chemistry)

1 (it) hurts

2 sore

3 to love dearly

1 drone equipped for aerial photography

1 ahead

2 formerly

3 in the past

1 mad cow disease (bovine spongiform encephalopathy)