華而不實

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Chinese

flowery; flourishing; magnificent
flowery; flourishing; magnificent; your; grey; corona; time; essence; China; Chinese; name of a mountain
 
and; as well as; but (not)
and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)
 
not; no
real; true; honest
real; true; honest; really; solid
 
trad. (華而不實)
simp. (华而不实)
Literally: “to bloom but not bear fruit”.

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華而不實

  1. having a handsome exterior but hollow inside; flashy and without substance

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