chuān​xuē​dài​mào

to use empty clichés

  • created sense approved 穿靴戴帽 · chuān​xuē​dài​mào · to use empty clichés — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    穿靴戴帽

    chuān​xuē​dài​mào

    to use empty clichés

    To fill a speech or piece of writing with empty rhetoric or clichés, especially at the beginning and end, often to suit the current political climate.

    穿 (literal) → 穿 · chuān · to wear 靴 (literal) → 靴 · xuē · boots 戴 (literal) → 戴 · dài · to wear 帽 (literal) → 帽 · mào · hat

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 穿靴戴帽 · chuān​xuē​dài​mào · habits — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    穿靴戴帽

    chuān​xuē​dài​mào

    habits

    Used to refer to daily living habits or personal preferences in dress and conduct.

    穿 (literal) → 穿 · chuān · to wear 靴 (literal) → 靴 · xuē · boots 戴 (literal) → 戴 · dài · to wear 帽 (literal) → 帽 · mào · hat

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 穿靴戴帽 · chuān​xuē​dài​mào · ancillary work — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    穿靴戴帽

    chuān​xuē​dài​mào

    ancillary work

    Supplementary or finishing touches on a construction project after the main structure is completed.

    穿 (literal) → 穿 · chuān · to wear 靴 (literal) → 靴 · xuē · boots 戴 (literal) → 戴 · dài · to wear 帽 (literal) → 帽 · mào · hat

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

    created sense