说套话

Traditional (Taiwan): 說套話

shuōtàohuà ㄕㄨㄛ ㄊㄠˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ

    • to use stock, formulaic phrases with nothing new to say

Character by character

Saying俗语俗語

Idiom惯用语 · In everyday use

Literally
speak set phrases
Meaning
To use stock, formulaic words that are not specific and have nothing new. Mildly critical.

Sources