文套

Chinese

language; culture; writing
language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle
 
to cover; covering; case
to cover; covering; case; cover; (a measure word, a set of something); sheath
 
simp. and trad.
(文套)

Pronunciation


  • Eastern Min
    • (Fuzhou)
      • Bàng-uâ-cê: ùng-tó̤
      • Sinological IPA (key): /uŋ⁵³⁻²¹ (tʰ-)nɔ²¹³/

Noun

文套

  1. (Eastern Min) airs and graces, empty formalities, insincere courtesy
    Synonym: 虛禮 / 虚礼 (xūlǐ)

References

  • 冯爱珍 [Feng, Aizhen], editor (1998), “文套”, in 福州方言词典 [Dictionary of the Fuzhou Dialect] (in Chinese), Nanjing: 江苏教育出版社 (Jiangsu Educational Press), →ISBN, page 242.