zhī​hū​zhě​yě

literary jargon

Senses

之乎者也 zhī​hū​zhě​yě literary jargon

Common grammatical particles used in Classical Chinese; used to describe archaic or pedantic language that is overly formal or difficult to understand.

之乎者也 zhī​hū​zhě​yě ineffectual talk

Empty talk or pretentious academic language that fails to address practical problems.

References

variant 之乎者也/之乎者也 者也之乎/者也之乎
see 满口之乎者也/滿口之乎者也 之乎者也/之乎者也