虚与委蛇
xū​yǔ​wēi​yí

to feign civility

  • created reference approved 虚与委蛇/虛與委蛇 → 敷衍 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    虚与委蛇 / 虛與委蛇 xū​yǔ​wēi​yí

    敷衍 fū​yǎn

    see

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  • created sense approved 虚与委蛇/虛與委蛇 · xū​yǔ​wēi​yí · to feign civility — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    虚与委蛇 / 虛與委蛇

    xū​yǔ​wēi​yí

    to feign civility

    (idiom) To pretend to be polite and interested while merely going through the motions; to deal with someone insincerely or perfunctorily.

    虚 (literal) → 虚/虛 · xū · in vain 与 (literal) → 与/與 · yǔ · with 委蛇 (literal) → 委蛇 · wēi​yí · to pretend cooperation

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