文山会海
wén​shān​huì​hǎi

endless paperwork and meetings

  • created sense approved 文山会海/文山會海 · wén​shān​huì​hǎi · endless paperwork and meetings — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    文山会海 / 文山會海

    wén​shān​huì​hǎi

    endless paperwork and meetings

    (idiom) a mountain of paperwork and a sea of meetings; refers to excessive bureaucracy or an overwhelming number of official documents and conferences

    文山 (literal) → 文山 · wén​shān · mountains of paperwork 会海 (literal) → 会海/會海 · huì​hǎi · a sea of meetings

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