官樣文章

Chinese

			essay; composition; article
trad. (官樣文章)		官樣	文章
simp. (官样文章)		官样	文章

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guānyàngwénzhāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄢ ㄧㄤˋ ㄨㄣˊ ㄓㄤ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guānyàngwénzhāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄢ ㄧㄤˋ ㄨㄣˊ ㄓㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guanyàngwúnjhang
    • Wade–Giles: kuan¹-yang⁴-wên²-chang¹
    • Yale: gwān-yàng-wén-jāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guanyanqwenjang
    • Palladius: гуаньянвэньчжан (guanʹjanvɛnʹčžan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯än⁵⁵ jɑŋ⁵¹ wən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

官樣文章

1. red tape; excessive formality and routine required before official action can be taken
2. officialese; language used in some official statements, characterised by jargon and obscure, wordy phrasing
3. any language characterised by circumlocution and jargon, usually hard to understand