kuā duō dòu mǐdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(idiom) to use literary phrases in one's writing to show off one's erudition
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Original source entry:

誇多鬥靡 夸多斗靡 [kua1 duo1 dou4 mi3] /(idiom) to use literary phrases in one's writing to show off one's erudition/

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