Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
hào (“great, extraordinary”) + nhoáng (“flared up”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
hào nhoáng
- outwardly beautiful but in a showy manner; gaudy; flashy; meretricious
Nước sơn hào nhoáng, nhưng gỗ không tốt- The paint is flashy but the wood is not good.