tào​yǔ

polite set phrases

tào​yǔ polite set phrases

  1. convention
    (bound form) a formula, cliché, or established pattern of behavior or speech
  2. saying
    (bound form) an idiom, proverb, or set phrase; words from an ancient text

tào​yǔ to trap into talking

  1. to pump for
    to try to get information or the truth out of someone by using clever words
  2. language
    (bound form) language; dialect; speech; words; phonetic or morphological components of speech

tào​yǔ set formulas · platitudes

  1. convention
    (bound form) a formula, cliché, or established pattern of behavior or speech
  2. language
    (bound form) language; dialect; speech; words; phonetic or morphological components of speech