华而不实 (huá ér bù shí) — flashy but insubstantial; superficially clever

Определение

Idiom criticizing things that look impressive on the surface but lack real substance — appearance over content. Often used to dismiss empty rhetoric or showy but impractical designs.

idiom
flashy but insubstantialsuperficially clever

Примеры

  • 华而不实
    Tā de yǎn jiǎng huá ér bù shí, tīng qǐ lái hěn dòng tīng, dàn méi yǒu shén me shí jì nèi róng.
    His speech was flashy but insubstantial — it sounded nice but had no real content.
  • 华而不实
    Zhè jiā gōng sī de chǎn pǐn shè jì huá ér bù shí, wài biǎo hǎo kàn dàn zhì liàng hěn chà.
    This company's product design is flashy but insubstantial — it looks good but the quality is poor.
  • 华而不实
    Bú yào bèi nà xiē huá ér bù shí de guǎng gào mí huò le.
    Don't be fooled by those flashy but insubstantial advertisements.
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