繁文缛节 fán wén rù jié

DEFINITIONS

  1. convoluted and overelaborate (document)
  2. unnecessarily elaborate writing
  3. mumbo-jumbo

CHARACTERS

繁 fán
HSK 5
complicated, complex, difficult
文 wén
HSK 3
literature, culture, writing
缛 rù decorative, adorned, elegant
节 jié
HSK 3
knot, node, joint; section