繁文縟節
simp繁文缛节faan4 man4 juk6 zit3fán wén rù jié
English
- convoluted and overelaborate (document)
- over-complicated customs and formalities
- unnecessarily elaborate writing
- mumbo-jumbo
粵語 — Cantonese
- 繁瑣嘅程序、禮節
Examples
我唔鍾意呢啲繁文縟節，最好都係簡簡單單。
I don't like these formalities, I prefer to be simple and straightforward.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk