cí​zǎo

ornate diction

Senses

辞藻/ 辭藻 cí​zǎo ornate diction

Polished or flowery language used in writing, especially classical allusions and elegant phrases

辞藻/ 辭藻 cí​zǎo empty rhetoric

Fine-sounding words used to cover up a lack of substance; flowery but hollow language

References

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