金玉其外,敗絮其中

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Chinese

gold and jade; treasured thing; ornate object outside; exterior; besides worn cotton wool in; among; therein
trad. (金玉其外,敗絮其中) 金玉 其外 敗絮 其中
simp. (金玉其外,败絮其中) 金玉 其外 败絮 其中

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金玉其外,敗絮其中

  1. (figurative) gilded exterior, shabby and ruined on the inside; fly in the ointment; a sugarcoated bitter pill; fair without, foul within