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告朔饩羊
gù​shuò​xì​yáng

to do something perfunctorily

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
告朔饩羊 告朔餼羊 gù​shuò​xì​yáng
to do something perfunctorily
To keep up appearances or go through the motions without the original substance; refers to preserving an outward form even when its purpose is lost.

Cross-References

Variant of

  • 告朔羊存 gù​shuò​yáng​cún
  • 饩羊告朔 xì​yáng​gù​shuò