華而不實

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

Idiom

華而不實

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