迂腐 | yū fǔ | pedantic / trite / inflexible / adherence to old ideas | |
陈腐 | chén fǔ | trite / clichéd / empty and trite / banality / platitude | |
风花雪月 | fēng huā xuě yuè | wind, flower, snow and moon, trite poetry subject (idiom) / effete language without substance / love affair / romance is in the air / dissipated life |