Definition
官腔 refers to the pompous, evasive, or formulaic way of speaking associated with bureaucrats — it's almost always used negatively to criticize someone for sounding like a government official who avoids straight answers. The most common collocation is 打官腔 (dǎ guān qiāng, 'to speak in a bureaucratic tone'), but 官腔 can also appear alone as a noun. The term carries a strong cultural connotation of insincerity and red tape.
n.
bureaucratic toneofficial jargon (derogatory)
Examples
- 官腔，。Tā shuōhuà zǒng shì yí tào guān qiāng, ràng rén tīng le hěn bù shūfu.He always speaks in a bureaucratic tone, which makes people very uncomfortable.
- ，。Bié gēn wǒ dǎ guān qiāng, zhíjiē shuō xíng bu xíng.Don't give me bureaucratic jargon — just say yes or no directly.
- 官腔，。Zhè piān bàogào quán shì guān qiāng, yì diǎn shíjì nèiróng dōu méiyǒu.This report is full of official jargon, with no real substance at all.
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