虚文 (虛文)
xū wén
Pinyin
Definition
虚文 (虛文)
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- dead letter
- rule no longer in force
- empty formality
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一文不值
- 1 worthless (idiom)
- 2 no use whatsoever
一纸空文
- 1 a worthless piece of paper (idiom)
不值一文
- 1 worthless (idiom)
- 2 no use whatsoever
博文约礼
- 1 vigorously pursuing knowledge, while scrupulously abiding by the rules of decorum (idiom)
咬文嚼字
- 1 to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording