打官腔 (dǎ guān qiāng) — to talk like a bureaucrat, to use bureaucratic jargon (often evasively)

Definição

To speak in evasive bureaucratic jargon — saying a lot while answering nothing. Often used to criticize officials or leaders who dodge real questions.

verb
to talk like a bureaucratto use bureaucratic jargon (often evasively)

Exemplos

  • 打官腔
    Bié gēn wǒ dǎ guān qiāng, zhí jiē shuō xíng bu xíng.
    Don't give me bureaucratic talk — just say yes or no.
  • Tā dǎ le yì tōng guān qiāng, shén me wèn tí yě méi jiě jué.
    He gave a whole bureaucratic speech and didn't solve any problem.
  • 打官腔
    Lǐng dǎo yòu zài dǎ guān qiāng le, dà jiā dōu bú nài fán.
    The boss is talking bureaucratically again — everyone's getting impatient.

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