金玉其表,敗絮其中 jīn yù qí biǎo , bài xù qí zhōng

gilded exterior, shabby and ruined on the inside (idiom)

Word data

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Definitions

  1. 1. gilded exterior, shabby and ruined on the inside (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
gold; money; golden
jade
its; their; it (refers to sth preceding it)
a form; a table (listing information)
to fail; to lose (to an opponent); to defeat
cotton wadding; long-winded; fig. padding
its; their; it (refers to sth preceding it)
in; within; middle