courteously but without sincerity

courteously but without sincerity

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is x ū y ǔ w ē iy í, which means to treat people with false feelings and perfunctory entertainment. It comes from Zhuangzi Ying emperor.

The origin of Idioms

"Zhuangzi Ying the emperor" says: "I show it in my hometown, but I don't start my family. I will give it up because it's empty."

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: perfunctory, hypocritical Antonyms: sincere, sincere

Idiom usage

It has a derogatory meaning. He will be with you, too. Wen Yiduo's poetry and Criticism: the wrong way of drama

Idioms and allusions

During the Warring States period, Liezi was a student of Huzi, learning the way of Laozi and Zhuangzi. Later, he met Ji Xian, a wizard of Zheng State, and introduced him to Huzi. They began to compete with each other. Huzi and Jixian were in vain, which made him feel elusive and ran away. Lieh Tzu studied hard and practiced the way of Laozi and Zhuangzi, and finally reached the state of selflessness.