例行公事 [－－－－]

Jyutping lai6 hang4 gung1 si6
Pinyin lì xíng gōng shì

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. routine business
  2. usual practice
  3. mere formality
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
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Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to do one's routine business; to do as a mere formality; routine business
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    婚姻走过十个年头一切只是例行公事。
    婚姻走過十個年頭一切只是例行公事。
    hūn yīn zǒu guò shí gè nián tóu yī qiè zhǐ shì lì xíng gōng shì 。
    • Ten years after the wedding, everything is just routine.
  2. Mandarin
    这样讯问只是警察例行公事。
    這樣訊問只是警察例行公事。
    zhè yàng xùn wèn zhǐ shì jǐng chá lì xíng gōng shì 。
    • Such questioning is routine police business.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    例行公事
    例行公事
    lai6 hang4 gung1 si6
    • regular procedure
  2. Cantonese
    一个月检查一次防火设施系例行公事。
    一個月檢查一次防火設施係例行公事。
    jat1 go3 jyut6 gim2 caa4 jat1 ci3 fong4 fo2 cit3 si1 hai6 lai6 hang4 gung1 si6.
    • To inspect fire safety installations once a month is a regular practice.