created sense approved 穿靴戴帽 · chuānxuēdàimào · to use empty clichés — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
穿靴戴帽
chuānxuēdàimào
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 approved 穿靴戴帽 · chuānxuēdàimào · habits — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
穿靴戴帽
chuānxuēdàimào
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
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 穿靴戴帽 · chuānxuēdàimào · ancillary work — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
穿靴戴帽
chuānxuēdàimào
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