中看不中吃 — “Looks good on the outside but is not practical or useful”
中看不中吃 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Looks good on the outside but is not practical or useful”. All show and no go; pretty but useless. Literally, “looks good but is not good for eating/using”.
中看不中吃 Pronunciation and Pinyin
中看不中吃 Character Breakdown
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What does 中看不中吃 mean?
中看不中吃 (zhōng kàn bù zhōng chī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Looks good on the outside but is not practical or useful”.
How do you pronounce 中看不中吃?
中看不中吃 is pronounced zhōng kàn bù zhōng chī in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 中看不中吃 literally mean?
Literally, 中看不中吃 means “looks good but is not good for eating/using”. It is used to mean “Looks good on the outside but is not practical or useful”.
What is the Chinese definition of 中看不中吃?
比喻外表好看，其实不中用