繁文缛节 in English fan2 wen2 ru4 jie2 Meaning

Meanings

  • convoluted and overelaborate (document)
  • unnecessarily elaborate writing
  • mumbo-jumbo

Simplified Characters

繁 文 缛 节

Traditional Characters

繁 文 縟 節

Pinyin

fan2 wen2 ru4 jie2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

繁fan2old variant of 繁[fan2] 文wen2surname Wen 缛ru4adorned 节jie2see 節骨眼|节骨眼[jie1 gu5 yan3]