gù​shuò​xì​yáng

to do something perfunctorily

  • created reference approved 告朔饩羊/告朔餼羊 → 告朔羊存 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    告朔饩羊 / 告朔餼羊 gù​shuò​xì​yáng

    告朔羊存 gù​shuò​yáng​cún

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 告朔饩羊/告朔餼羊 → 饩羊告朔/餼羊告朔 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    告朔饩羊 / 告朔餼羊 gù​shuò​xì​yáng

    饩羊告朔 / 餼羊告朔 xì​yáng​gù​shuò

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 告朔饩羊/告朔餼羊 · gù​shuò​xì​yáng · to do something perfunctorily — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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.

    告 (literal) → 告 · gù · (bound form) to sacrifice 朔 (literal) → 朔 · shuò · new moon 饩 (literal) → 饩/餼 · xì · sacrificial animal 羊 (literal) → 羊 · yáng · sheep

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

    created sense