do sth for form’s sake only ? 子貢欲去告朔之餼羊。(《論語(yǔ)·八侑》) Zigong wished to do away with the offering of a sheep connected with the inauguration of the first day of each month.
告朔餼羊ɡù shuò xì yánɡ
朔：農(nóng)歷的每月初一；餼：活的。比喻僅存形式，以虛應(yīng)故事。do sth. for form’s sake only