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花藜胡哨 — “Describing colors that are overly bright and complicated”

花藜胡哨 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describing colors that are overly bright and complicated”. Or metaphorically referring to someone who is flashy, superficial, and impractical.

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花藜胡哨 Pronunciation and Pinyin

花藜胡哨 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
花
huā8Flower, spend, colorful, blurry
藜
lí18herbaceous plant
胡
hú9reckless, absurd, or foreign
哨
shào10whistle, guard post

Example Sentence with 花藜胡哨

她不喜欢那些花藜胡哨的装饰,更偏爱简洁典雅的风格。
She dislikes those overly gaudy decorations, preferring a simple and elegant style.

Idioms Related to 花藜胡哨

Synonyms of 花藜胡哨

  • huā花lì丽hú狐shào哨overly gaudy or flashy
  • huā花lí狸hú狐shào哨overly showy and superficial
  • huā花li里hú胡shào哨excessively flashy, gaudy, or garish

More idioms starting with 花

  • huā花xià下shài晒kūn裈Behave vulgarly in a refined setting
  • huā花bù不léng棱dēng登gaudy and disorderly in color
  • huā花bù不mí迷rén人rén人zì自mí迷One is captivated by own feelings
  • huā花xìn信nián年huá华a woman's prime of youth
  • huā花guāng光liǔ柳yǐng影beautiful spring scenery
  • huā花qián前yuè月xià下romantic setting for lovers
  • huā花tuán团jǐn锦cù簇magnificent, vibrant, and colorful display
  • huā花duī堆jǐn锦cù簇resplendent and colorful
  • huā花tiān天jiǔ酒dì地indulge in debauchery and excessive sensual pleasures
  • huā花tiān天jǐn锦dì地a scene of great splendor and prosperity
  • huā花hǎo好yuè月yuán圆perfect harmony and happiness

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Questions about 花藜胡哨

What does 花藜胡哨 mean?

花藜胡哨 (huā lí hú shào) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describing colors that are overly bright and complicated”.

How do you pronounce 花藜胡哨?

花藜胡哨 is pronounced huā lí hú shào in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 花藜胡哨?

形容颜色过分鲜艳繁杂或比喻人浮华而不实在

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