演义

演義
yǎnyi

over-the-top; hyperbolic; exaggerated

Wiktionary

Homographs

演义 yǎnyì
  1. to dramatize historical events
  2. novel or play on historical theme

Entry Composition

1 演 yǎn
  1. to perform (a play etc); to stage (a show)
  2. (bound form) to develop; to play out; to carry out (a task)
=2 义 Yì
  1. surname Yi
  2. (Tw) Italy (abbr. for 义大利 Yìdàlì)
=2 义 yì
  1. justice
  2. righteousness
  3. meaning
  4. foster (father etc)
  5. adopted
  6. artificial (tooth, limb etc)
  7. relationship
  8. friendship
=2 义 chà
  1. alternative form of 岔 (chà, “diverge, branch off; fork in the road”)
  2. alternative form of 杈 (chà, “fork of a branch”)

Containing this entry

三国演义 Sānguó Yǎnyì Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong 罗贯中 Luó Guànzhōng, one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, a fictional account of the Three Kingdoms at the break-up of the Han around 200 AD, portraying Liu Bei's 刘备 Liú Bèi Shu Han 蜀汉 Shǔ Hàn as heroes and Cao Cao's 曹操 Cáo Cāo Wei 魏 Wèi as villains
封神演义 Fēngshén Yǎnyì Investiture of the Gods, major Ming dynasty vernacular novel of mythology and fantasy, very loosely based on King Wu of Zhou's 周武王 Zhōu Wǔwáng overthrow of the Shang, subsequent material for opera, film, TV series, computer games etc
隋唐演义 Suí Táng Yǎnyì Dramatized History of Sui and Tang, novel by Qing dynasty author Chu Renhuo 褚人获 Chǔ Rénhuò
三国志演义 Sānguózhì Yǎnyì