花里胡哨

huā li hú shào

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Definitions

1. gaudy
2. flashy (but without substance)

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Child Words of 花里胡哨

• 哨 哨 shào: a whistle
• 花 花 huā: flower
• 里 里 lǐ: lining
• 胡 胡 hú: non-Han people, esp. from central Asia