| 虚与委蛇 |
xū yǔ wēi yí |
(idiom) to feign civility |
| 虚 |
xū |
emptiness / void / abstract theory or guiding principles / empty or unoccupied / diffident or timid / false / humble or modest / (of health) weak / virtual / in vain |
| 与 |
yú |
variant of 欤 |
| 与 |
yǔ |
(formal) and; together with (linking parallel nouns, verbs, or phrases) / (formal) with; from (marking the other participant in an interaction, comparison, or contrast, e.g. 与他握手 "shake hands with him", 与去年不同 "different from last year") / (literary) to give; to grant; to bestow |
| 与 |
yù |
to take part in |
| 委 |
Wěi |
surname Wei |
| 委 |
wēi |
used in 委蛇 |
| 委 |
wěi |
to entrust / to cast aside / to shift (blame etc) / to accumulate / roundabout / winding / dejected / listless / committee member / council / end / actually / certainly |
| 委蛇 |
wēi yí |
variant of 逶迤 / used in 虚与委蛇 |
| 蛇 |
shé |
variant of 蛇 |
| 蛇 |
shé |
snake / serpent / CL:条 |
| 蛇 |
yí |
used in 委蛇 |