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三纸无驴
sān​zhǐ​wú​lǘ

wordy and off-topic

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三纸无驴 三紙無驢 sān​zhǐ​wú​lǘ
wordy and off-topic
Describes writing that is long-winded and redundant without getting to the main point. Literally means writing three pages of a contract to buy a donkey without once mentioning the word 'donkey'.