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.
Red tape and red tape
everything comes to him who waits - yǒu zhì jìng chéng
homeless and wandering from place to place - liú lí diān pèi
tears and snivel fall down at the same time - tì sì jiāo yí
The ground is a golden stone - zhì dì zuò jīn shí shēng
Extreme force and poor soldiers - jí wǔ qióng bīng
raise one 's head and crane one 's neck - qiáo shǒu yǐn lǐng
travel along a long and difficult road - tī shān háng hǎi