瘠义肥辞 — “Poor in content but rich in flowery or verbose language”
瘠义肥辞 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Poor in content but rich in flowery or verbose language”. Ostentatious rhetoric with little substance. Literally, “Barren meaning, verbose rhetoric”.
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瘠义肥辞 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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他的论文通篇都是瘠义肥辞，没有多少实质性的见解。
His thesis was full of ostentatious rhetoric with little substance, lacking significant insights.
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What does 瘠义肥辞 mean?
瘠义肥辞 (jí yì féi cí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Poor in content but rich in flowery or verbose language”.
How do you pronounce 瘠义肥辞?
瘠义肥辞 is pronounced jí yì féi cí in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 瘠义肥辞 literally mean?
Literally, 瘠义肥辞 means “Barren meaning, verbose rhetoric”. It is used to mean “Poor in content but rich in flowery or verbose language”.
What is the Chinese definition of 瘠义肥辞?
内容贫乏而辞句堆砌冗长。