zhòng xíng shì qīng nèi róngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
heavy on form, light on substance / to stress form at the expense of content
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重形式輕內容 重形式轻内容 [zhong4 xing2 shi4 qing1 nei4 rong2] /heavy on form, light on substance/to stress form at the expense of content/

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