







讽多要寡 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Much in the way of elaborate or indirect criticism, but little in terms of essential or pertinent points; verbose and lacking focus”. Literally, “Much indirect talk, little essential content”.

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Open the tool →讽多要寡 (fěng duō yào guǎ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Much in the way of elaborate or indirect criticism, but little in terms of essential or pertinent points; verbose and lacking focus”.
讽多要寡 is pronounced fěng duō yào guǎ in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 讽多要寡 means “Much indirect talk, little essential content”. It is used to mean “Much in the way of elaborate or indirect criticism, but little in terms of essential or pertinent points; verbose and lacking focus”.
讽谕之言多,切要之言少。