State media turned on the government's own use of language yesterday, mocking a list of "repulsive" official clichés submitted by the public.
The shaming of bureaucrat-speak, hosted on the microblog of People's Daily, came after the new leaders slammed the culture of long speeches and meetings and urged better governance.
"No speech is not 'important', no applause is not 'warm'," People's Daily said on its weibo account, as it poked fun at officialese and invited followers to share phrases they found irritating.
"No leader is not 'highly valued', no visit is not 'friendly', no accomplishment is not 'satisfactory', no achievements are not 'tremendous'," it continued.
Commenters ridiculed officials' tendency to give non-answers and criticised tiresome terms thrown around in meetings that dragged on.
"The most common one is 'relevant department'. When it's good news there's a specific department, when it's bad news it's a 'relevant department'," wrote a user named Suzhiqiang.