Read Edit View history 虚与委蛇 xūyǔwēiyí to feign civility Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 虚与委蛇/ 虛與委蛇 xūyǔwēiyí to feign civility (idiom) To pretend to be polite and interested while merely going through the motions; to deal with someone insincerely or perfunctorily. Edit Delete References Add reference see 虚与委蛇/虛與委蛇 → 敷衍/敷衍 Edit Delete see 委蛇/委蛇 → 虚与委蛇/虛與委蛇 Edit Delete
虚与委蛇/ 虛與委蛇 xūyǔwēiyí to feign civility (idiom) To pretend to be polite and interested while merely going through the motions; to deal with someone insincerely or perfunctorily. Edit Delete