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花裡胡哨

简 花里胡哨 · 繁 花裡胡哨
Mandarin · pinyin huā li hú shào

Meanings

  1. gaudy
  2. flashy (but without substance)
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Characters in this entry

花
huā · flower; blossoms
裡
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胡
hú · recklessly, foolishly; wildly
哨
shào · whistle, blow whistle; chirp
里
lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
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1–5–2–4 · hua1 li5 hu2 shao4

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phrase

  1. (colloquial) showy; gaudy; garish

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