wù​wài

to care only for appearances

  • created sense approved 务外/務外 · wù​wài · to care only for appearances — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    务外 / 務外

    wù​wài

    to care only for appearances

    To have an exaggerated concern for appearances; to be preoccupied with outward show

    务, 外

    务 (literal) → 务/務 · wù · to seek 外 (literal) → 外 · wài · outside

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 务外/務外 · wù​wài · to neglect one's duties — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    务外 / 務外

    wù​wài

    to neglect one's duties

    To gad about and neglect one's family or responsibilities; to fail to keep to one's proper place

    务, 外

    务 (literal) → 务/務 · wù · to engage in 外 (literal) → 外 · wài · outside

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense