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do something as a routine practice; go through the motions; perform a duty perfunctorily

xū yìng gù shì

虚 应 故 事

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derogdo something as a routine practice; go through the motions; perform a duty perfunctorily
- guó jiā chéng píng rì jiǔ jìn lái de dì fāng guān bàn shì jiàn jiàn dōu shì xū yìng gù shì
  国家承平日久，近来的地方官办事，件件都是虚应故事。
  The country has been at peace for so long that local government has become a mere empty show.
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fū yǎn sè zé敷衍塞责 liáo cǎo sè zé潦草塞责

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