花拳繡腿
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Chinese[edit]
flower; blossom; to spend flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern |
fist | to embroider | leg | ||
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trad. (花拳繡腿) | 花 | 拳 | 繡 | 腿 | |
simp. (花拳绣腿) | 花 | 拳 | 绣 | 腿 | |
Literally: “flowery fist with fancy footwork”. |
Pronunciation[edit]
Idiom[edit]
花拳繡腿
- highly embellished and ineffectual; fancy but impractical skills; all show and no go; pugilistic