繁文縟節

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

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄢˊ ㄨㄣˊ ㄖㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): faan⁴ man⁴ juk⁶ zit³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: fánwénrùjié
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄢˊ ㄨㄣˊ ㄖㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: farnwenruhjye
    • IPA ^(key): /fän³⁵ u̯ən³⁵ ʐu⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/

Note: Often mispronounced as fánwénrǔjié.

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: faan⁴ man⁴ juk⁶ zit³
    • Yale: fàahn màhn yuhk jit
    • Cantonese Pinyin: faan⁴ man⁴ juk⁹ dzit⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: fan⁴ men⁴ yug⁶ jid³
    • IPA ^(key): /fäːn²¹ mɐn²¹ jʊk̚² t͡siːt̚³/

Idiom

繁文縟節

1. red tape
2. excessive ceremony
3. overly elaborate writing