unnecessary and overelaborate formalities

unnecessary and overelaborate formalities

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is f á NW é nm ò Ji é, which means too complicated ceremony and etiquette, and refers to trivial and superfluous things. It comes from Su Shi's six comments on the sacrifice to the upper dome.

[name] fanwenweijie [Pinyin] f á NW é nm ò Ji é [explanation] Article: regulations, ceremonies; etiquette: etiquette. [source] Su Shi of Song Dynasty wrote six comments on the sacrifice of shangyuanqiu: "those who comment on it must also say:" if you leave out the last part of the complex prose, you can go back to the suburbs at the age of one year. " According to Dr. Wang yongtaichang written by Yuan Zhen of Tang Dynasty, "next year, I will be in the southern suburbs to pay a visit to the palace of the Qing Dynasty and the imperial temple, and I will be confused by the complicated etiquette." Chen Liang of Song Dynasty wrote in the book of Rites: "the heart is not clear, but the rites are gone. As far as my heart is concerned, I will move and revolve. I will not go without hitting the target. The old world is called fanwenwujie, and the reason why sages are poor in divine knowledge is also the same. " [example] the arguer must also say: "if you leave out the details, you can go back to the suburbs at the age of one. (Su Shi, Song Dynasty, six comments on the joint sacrifice of shangyuanqiu)