聊备一格

聊备一格
liáobèi

to use as a stopgap; to make a perfunctory gesture; token; nominal

1 meaning
MEANING

MEANING

  1. verb

    to use as a stopgap; to make a perfunctory gesture; token; nominal

    • This is just a makeshift measure for the time being.

STROKE ORDER
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解字

CHARACTER ANALYSIS
  • (ear)RADICAL
  • (hour of the Cat (Vietnamese zodiac); latch; bolt)PHONETIC

Idle talk is when ears listen to people speaking back and forth like a pivot pin fitting together.

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