繁文缛节

繁文縟節
fánwénrùjié
  1. convoluted and overelaborate (document)
  2. unnecessarily elaborate writing
  3. mumbo-jumbo

CEDICT

cumbersome and tricky rules and etiquette; red tape

Wiktionary

繁缛的仪式礼节。也作「繁文末节」、「繁文缛礼」。

重編國語辭典

繁缛的仪式礼节

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 繁文 fánwén
  1. convoluted
  2. elaborate formalities
2 缛节 rùjié
  1. (literary) excessive formality
  2. excessive formality