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打官腔
dǎ​guān​qiāng

to talk like a bureaucrat

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 打 dǎ verb
    to call; to send
    to dial or call (a telephone); to send (a telegram or signal)
  2. 官腔 guān​qiāng
    bureaucratic jargon
    Official way of speaking or formal jargon used by bureaucrats to evade responsibility, make excuses, or lecture others
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