官腔 (guān qiāng) — bureaucratic tone; official jargon (derogatory)

Definition

官腔 is 'official jargon' — empty, evasive bureaucratic speech used to dodge real answers, always with a negative tone. Used as a content word (打官腔, 一套官腔), not a style register.

noun

bureaucratic toneofficial jargon (derogatory)

Examples

官腔，。
Tā shuō huà zǒng shì yí tào guān qiāng, ràng rén tīng le hěn bù shū fu.
He always speaks in a bureaucratic tone, which makes people very uncomfortable.
，。
Bié gēn wǒ dǎ guān qiāng, zhí jiē shuō xíng bu xíng.
Don't give me bureaucratic jargon — just say yes or no directly.
官腔，。
Zhè piān bào gào quán shì guān qiāng, yì diǎn shí jì nèi róng dōu méi yǒu.
This report is full of official jargon, with no real substance at all.

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