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繁文缛礼
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繁文缛礼

繁文缛礼 — “Numerous elaborate rituals and ceremonies”

繁文缛礼 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Overly elaborate or unnecessarily complex rituals, formalities, or procedures; red tape”. Literally, “numerous elaborate rituals and ceremonies”.

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繁文缛礼 Pronunciation and Pinyin

繁文缛礼 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
繁
fán17numerous, complex, flourishing
文
wén4written language and culture
缛
rù13ornate, cumbersome, or mat
礼
lǐ6ritual, courtesy, gift

Example Sentence with 繁文缛礼

为了避免繁文缛礼,我们决定简化会议流程,只讨论核心议题。
To avoid elaborate formalities, we decided to simplify the meeting process and only discuss core issues.

Idioms Related to 繁文缛礼

Synonyms of 繁文缛礼

  • fán烦wén文rù缛lǐ礼cumbersome formalities
  • fán繁wén文mò末jié节unnecessary complex formalities and trivial details
  • fán繁wén文rù缛jié节overelaborate formalities and red tape

More idioms starting with 繁

  • fán繁sī丝jí急guǎn管rich, dense, fast orchestral music
  • fán繁xíng刑zhòng重liǎn敛heavy penalties and exorbitant taxes
  • fán繁xíng刑zhòng重fù赋excessive punishments and heavy taxes
  • fán繁jù剧fēn纷rǎo扰extremely complicated and chaotic
  • fán繁huá华sǔn损zhī枝Excessive embellishment harms the core
  • fán繁huá华shèng胜dì地bustling and prosperous place
  • fán繁xián弦jí急guǎn管lively music from many instruments
  • fán繁zhēng征bó博yǐn引cite extensively from various sources
  • fán繁zhī枝xì细jié节numerous and trivial details
  • fán繁lǐ礼duō多yí仪excessive formalities and elaborate rituals

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Questions about 繁文缛礼

What does 繁文缛礼 mean?

繁文缛礼 (fán wén rù lǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Overly elaborate or unnecessarily complex rituals, formalities, or procedures; red tape”.

How do you pronounce 繁文缛礼?

繁文缛礼 is pronounced fán wén rù lǐ in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 繁文缛礼 literally mean?

Literally, 繁文缛礼 means “numerous elaborate rituals and ceremonies”. It is used to mean “Overly elaborate or unnecessarily complex rituals, formalities, or procedures; red tape”.

What is the Chinese definition of 繁文缛礼?

繁:杂而多;文:仪式;缛:繁重。过分繁琐的仪式或礼节。也比喻其他繁琐多余的事项

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