flower but no fruit (idiom); handsome exterior but hollow inside; flashy
trad. 華而不實
Also written 華而不實【huá ér bù shí】
Characters in this word
4华
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abbr. for China
- Pinyin
- Huá
- Traditional
- 華
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 12166 of 2500
而
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and, as well as, and so, but (not), yet (not), (indicates causal relation), (indicates change of state), (indicates contrast)
- Pinyin
- ér
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 131 of 2500
不
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no; not so, (bound form) not; un-
- Pinyin
- bù
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 9 of 2500
实
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real, true, honest, really, solid, fruit, seed, definitely
- Pinyin
- shí
- Traditional
- 實
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 25174 of 2500