支床迭屋 — “To be redundant or repetitive”
支床迭屋 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be redundant or repetitive”. To pile repetition upon repetition, implying a lack of originality or efficiency. Literally, “Prop up beds and pile up roofs”.
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支床迭屋 Pronunciation and Pinyin
支床迭屋 Character Breakdown
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这篇文章的论点不够新颖，许多地方都有支床迭屋之嫌，应该精简。
The arguments in this article are not novel enough, with many sections suspected of being redundant, and should be streamlined.
Idioms Related to 支床迭屋
More idioms starting with 支
- zhī支fēn分zú族jiě解meticulously dissect and analyze
- zhī支fēn分jié节jiě解analyze in great detail
- zhī支yè叶fú扶shū疏luxuriant branches and leaves
- zhī支yè叶shuò硕mào茂numerous and prosperous descendants
- zhī支wú吾qí其cí词speak evasively
- zhī支wú吾qí其cí辞speak evasively
- zhī支zuǒ左qū屈yòu右archery stance with left arm extended
- zhī支chuáng床dié叠wū屋redundant and superfluous
- zhī支shǒu手wǔ舞jiǎo脚Gesticulate wildly
- zhī支zhī支wú吾wú吾speak evasively and hesitantly
- zhī支zhī支wú梧wú梧hesitate and prevaricate
- zhī支lí离yōng拥zhǒng肿fragmented and cumbersome
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What does 支床迭屋 mean?
支床迭屋 (zhī chuáng dié wū) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be redundant or repetitive”.
How do you pronounce 支床迭屋?
支床迭屋 is pronounced zhī chuáng dié wū in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 支床迭屋 literally mean?
Literally, 支床迭屋 means “Prop up beds and pile up roofs”. It is used to mean “to be redundant or repetitive”.
What is the Chinese definition of 支床迭屋?
犹迭床架屋。比喻重复。