What does 虚与委蛇 mean in Chinese?

虚与委蛇 (xū yǔ wēi yí) means "to feign civility (idiom)" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 虚与委蛇?

虚与委蛇 is pronounced "xū yǔ wēi yí" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 4 syllables.

虚与委蛇 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

虚与委蛇 is made up of the characters 虚, 与, 委, 蛇. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

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虚与委蛇

xū yǔ wēi yí

to feign civility (idiom)

verbidiom

Traditional: 虛與委蛇

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This word is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists.

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