Chinese

表面文章

/pi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mi̯ɛn⁵¹ wən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵⁵/

focus solely on form or appearance without emphasis on content or effectiveness; ostentatiousness

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這個詞彙由「表」、「面」、「文」、「章」四個字組成。「表」字指外衣，其字形包含「衣」與「毛」兩個組成部分，同時也是「錶」（手錶）的簡化形式。「面」字指臉部，在字形上是「麵」（麵粉）的簡化形式；而「麵」字是由「麥」作為意符，並以「面」作為聲符構成。

在字形構成上，「文」字是「紋」（意指圖案、裝飾、紋路等）的原型。此外，「麥」字包含「夊」（意指行走、緩慢）作為意符，並以「來」作為聲符。

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characterChinese表 “outer garment”
- simplified fromChinese錶 “watch (portable timepiece) (Classifier: 塊／块 m)”
- ideaChinese衣 “garment; clothes; clothing (Classifier: 件)”
- ideaChinese毛 “hair (of humans or animals); fur; feather (Classifier: 根 m; 條／条 c; 支 mn)”
characterChinese面 “face (Classifier: 塊／块 c)”
- simplified fromChinese麵 “flour”
  - meaningChinese麥 “general term for wheat, barley, oats, ryes, etc.”
    - soundChinese來 “to come; to arrive”
    - meaningChinese夊 “of going, slow”
characterChinese文 “original form of 紋／纹 (wén, “mark, pattern, design, tattoo, decoration”)”
characterChinese章 “chapter; section”

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Origin

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characterChinese表 “outer garment”
- simplified fromChinese錶 “watch (portable timepiece) (Classifier: 塊／块 m)”
- ideaChinese衣 “garment; clothes; clothing (Classifier: 件)”
- ideaChinese毛 “hair (of humans or animals); fur; feather (Classifier: 根 m; 條／条 c; 支 mn)”
characterChinese面 “face (Classifier: 塊／块 c)”
- simplified fromChinese麵 “flour”
  - meaningChinese麥 “general term for wheat, barley, oats, ryes, etc.”
    - soundChinese來 “to come; to arrive”
    - meaningChinese夊 “of going, slow”
characterChinese文 “original form of 紋／纹 (wén, “mark, pattern, design, tattoo, decoration”)”
characterChinese章 “chapter; section”