虛套子
xū​tào​zi

mere formalities

  • created reference approved 虚套子/虛套子 → 虚套/虛套 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    虚套子 / 虛套子 xū​tào​zi

    虚套 / 虛套 xū​tào

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 虚套子/虛套子 · xū​tào​zi · mere formalities — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    虚套子 / 虛套子

    xū​tào​zi

    mere formalities

    Empty conventionalities or polite social customs that lack real substance; also called [[虚套|虛套|xu1 tao4]].

    虚 (literal) → 虚/虛 · xū · false 套 (literal) → 套 · tào · convention 子 (bound) → 子 · zi · noun suffix

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

    created sense