公文旅行

gōngwénlǚxíng ㄍㄨㄥ ㄨㄣˊ ㄌㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ

    • bureaucratic buck-passing of papers with no problem solved
    • red tape

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Saying俗语俗語

Idiom惯用语 · Widely known

Literally
official documents on a journey
Meaning
Criticises bureaucracy in which papers are passed from office to office and the problem is never solved.

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