繁文縟節

Chinese

		overelaborate formalities; convoluted writing	excessive formality
trad. (繁文縟節)		繁文	縟節
simp. (繁文缛节)		繁文	缛节

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fánwénrùjié, fánwénrǔjié

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄢˊ ㄨㄣˊ ㄖㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ, ㄈㄢˊ ㄨㄣˊ ㄖㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): faan⁴ man⁴ juk⁶ zit³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fánwénrùjié
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄢˊ ㄨㄣˊ ㄖㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fánwúnrùjié
    • Wade–Giles: fan²-wên²-ju⁴-chieh²
    • Yale: fán-wén-rù-jyé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: farnwenruhjye
    • Palladius: фаньвэньжуцзе (fanʹvɛnʹžucze)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fän³⁵ wən³⁵ ʐu⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, variant)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fánwénrǔjié
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄢˊ ㄨㄣˊ ㄖㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fánwúnrǔjié
    • Wade–Giles: fan²-wên²-ju³-chieh²
    • Yale: fán-wén-rǔ-jyé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: farnwenruujye
    • Palladius: фаньвэньжуцзе (fanʹvɛnʹžucze)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fän³⁵ wən³⁵ ʐu²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: faan⁴ man⁴ juk⁶ zit³
    • Yale: fàahn màhn yuhk jit
    • Cantonese Pinyin: faan⁴ man⁴ juk⁹ dzit⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: fan⁴ men⁴ yug⁶ jid³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /faːn²¹ mɐn²¹ jʊk̚² t͡siːt̚³/

Idiom

繁文縟節

1. trivial and overelaborate formalities; red tape