郢書

Reading
えいしょ
English
finding meaning where there is none
Notes
From a story where the people of the city of Ying郢 sent a letter書 to the ruler of the state of Yan燕 asking for 'more light' as in more street lamps. The ruler of Yan misunderstood the request thinking they wanted more 'bright people' promoted to the state assembly,
vocabularyKanKen 1