重形式轻内容
zhòng​xíng​shì​qīng​nèi​róng

heavy on form but light on substance

  • created sense approved 重形式轻内容/重形式輕內容 · zhòng​xíng​shì​qīng​nèi​róng · heavy on form but light on substance — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    重形式轻内容 / 重形式輕內容

    zhòng​xíng​shì​qīng​nèi​róng

    heavy on form but light on substance

    to emphasize outward appearance or style at the expense of actual content

    重 (literal) → 重 · zhòng · to value 形式 (literal) → 形式 · xíng​shì · form 轻 (literal) → 轻/輕 · qīng · to disparage 内容 (literal) → 内容/內容 · nèi​róng · content

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

    created sense