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表面文章

Mandarin · pinyin biǎo miàn wén zhāng

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3–4–2–1 · biao3 mian4 wen2 zhang1

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biu2 min6 man4 zoeng1

Cantonese word readings for 表面文章. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

biu2 min6 man4 zoeng1

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.

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(idiomatic) focus solely on form or appearance without emphasis on content or effectiveness; ostentatiousness