关卡 | guān qiǎ | checkpoint (for taxation, security etc) / barrier / hurdle / red tape / CL:個|个[ge4],道[dao4] | |
排场 | pái chang | ostentation / a show of extravagance / grand style / red tape | |
官样文章 | guān yàng wén zhāng | officialese / red tape | |
官僚习气 | guān liáo xí qì | (derog.) bureaucracy / red tape | |
文牍主义 | wén dú zhǔ yì | red tape |