花拳绣腿 — “Showy but ineffective skills or actions”
花拳绣腿 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Showy but ineffective skills or actions”. Ostentatious but impractical techniques; mere window dressing.
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花拳绣腿 Pronunciation and Pinyin
花拳绣腿 Character Breakdown
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他的报告听起来很漂亮，但仔细分析就会发现，很多都是花拳绣腿，没有实质内容
His report sounded impressive, but a closer analysis revealed that much of it was mere window dressing, lacking substantial content.
Idioms Related to 花拳绣腿
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lì丽hú狐shào哨overly gaudy or flashy
- 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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What does 花拳绣腿 mean?
花拳绣腿 (huā quán xiù tuǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Showy but ineffective skills or actions”.
How do you pronounce 花拳绣腿?
花拳绣腿 is pronounced huā quán xiù tuǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 花拳绣腿?
比喻只做些表面上好看实际上并无用处的工作