不痛不痒

shuō xiē bù tòng bù yǎng de huà

说些不痛不痒的话

make irrelevant remarks

gěi tā de pī píng bù tòng bù yǎng

给他的批评不痛不痒

criticisms of him were superficial

rú guǒ wǒ men gǎo de bù tòng bù yǎng de huà jiù bù dé rén xīn

如果我们搞得不痛不痒地话，就不得人心。

If we scratch the surface only, we'll lose the support of the people.

fǎn fǔ bì xū dòng zhēn gé ér bù néng bù tòng bù yǎng

反腐必须动真格，而不能不痛不痒。

We must be in earnest about the anti-corruption campaign, and not just go through the motions.

tā zài huì shàng zuò le xiē bù tòng bù yǎng de jiǎng huà

他在会上做了些不痛不痒的讲话。

He made some perfunctory remarks at the meeting.

péng you yǒu de zhǐ huì tí gōng yī xiē bù tòng bù yǎng de kǒu tóu zhī chí

朋友有的只会提供一些不痛不痒的口头支持。

Some buddies just offer wishy-washy words of support.