面子工程
miàn​zi​gōng​chéng

vanity project

  • created reference approved 面子工程 → 项/項 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    面子工程 miàn​zi​gōng​chéng

    项 / 項 xiàng

    classifier

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

    created reference

  • created reference approved 面子工程 → 形象工程 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    面子工程 miàn​zi​gōng​chéng

    形象工程 xíng​xiàng​gōng​chéng

    same_as

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 面子工程 · miàn​zi​gōng​chéng · vanity project — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    面子工程

    miàn​zi​gōng​chéng

    vanity project

    A project done solely for the sake of appearances or to boost the image of an official, often ignoring practical needs or actual benefits

    面子 (literal) → 面子 · miàn​zi · prestige 工程 (literal) → 工程 · gōng​chéng · project

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

    created sense