Red tape and red tape

Red tape and red tape

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is R ù L ǐ f á NY í, meaning trivial etiquette. It comes from the Qushu with Wang Yao written by Tang Shunzhi of Ming Dynasty.

Idiom usage

As a subject, object, attribute; of cumbersome manners

The origin of Idioms

Tang Shunzhi of the Ming Dynasty wrote a book with Wang Yao and Quzhou: "he ran away from worldly affairs and rites because of his disturbance."

Idiom explanation

Of trivial etiquette.