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虚与委蛇
xū​yǔ​wēi​yí

to feign civility

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
虚与委蛇 虛與委蛇 xū​yǔ​wēi​yí
to feign civility
(idiom) To pretend to be polite and interested while merely going through the motions; to deal with someone insincerely or perfunctorily.

Frequency

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Cross-References

See

  • 敷衍 fū​yǎn

Referenced by

  • 委蛇 wēi​yí

Sources

Frequency data
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