虚应故事

Traditional form:

虛應故事

Pinyin (reading):

xūyìnggùshì

Definitions:

• to go through the motions

Characters:

• 虚 - false; worthless, hollow, empty; vain
• 应 - should, must; to respond, to handle; to deal with, to cope
• 故 - reason, cause; happening, instance
• 事 - affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident

Traditional characters:

• 虛 - false; worthless, hollow, empty; vain
• 應 - should, must; to respond, to handle; to deal with, to cope
• 故 - reason, cause; happening, instance
• 事 - affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident