







迂腐腾腾 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Characterized by an air of pedantry and rigid adherence to outdated conventions, often impractical and out of touch with current realities”. Literally, “pedantry surging”.

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Open the tool →迂腐腾腾 (yū fǔ téng téng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Characterized by an air of pedantry and rigid adherence to outdated conventions, often impractical and out of touch with current realities”.
迂腐腾腾 is pronounced yū fǔ téng téng in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 迂腐腾腾 means “pedantry surging”. It is used to mean “Characterized by an air of pedantry and rigid adherence to outdated conventions, often impractical and out of touch with current realities”.
迂腐:思想、言谈或举止拘泥于陈规旧章,不切实际;腾腾:兴起的样子。指迁腐之气很重