Lingaku- (idiom) to use literary phrases in one's writing to show off one's erudition
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to use literary phrases in one's writing to show off one's erudition
This idiom describes the act of embellishing writing with elaborate language or literary allusions to impress others. It implies an attempt to showcase one's knowledge or sophistication rather than prioritizing clarity or effectiveness in communication.
His article, although extravagant, suffers from excessive showiness.
zài在yǎn jiǎng演讲Zhōng中，tā她bù duàn不断shǐ yòng使用fù zá复杂de的cí jù词句，xiǎn shì显示chū出kuā duō dòu mǐ夸多斗靡de的qīng xiàng倾向。
In her speech, she continuously used complex phrases, demonstrating a tendency to show off her literary knowledge.
Generated collocations (experimental)
kuā duō dòu mǐ夸多斗靡to flaunt one's literary knowledgekuā kuā qí tán夸夸其谈to speak boastfullyhuá ér bù shí华而不实to be flashy but insubstantialxuàn yào炫耀Wén文cǎi采to show off one's literary talentjiǎo róu zào zuò矫揉造作to be affected and artificialgù nòng xuán xū故弄玄虚to play tricks to impressbǐ笔Mò墨shēng huī生辉to have a brilliant writing stylefú huá浮华wén cí文辞to use superficial and ornate languagekōng dòng空洞de的cí zǎo辞藻hollow rhetoriczì míng dé yì自鸣得意to be self-satisfied and complacentzì zuò - cōng míng自作聪明to think oneself cleverzhǐ shàng tán bīng纸上谈兵to engage in empty talk