金玉其外，败絮其中

jīn yù qí wài , bài xù qí zhōng

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 金玉其外，败絮其中

中
zhōng

within

中
zhòng

to hit (the mark)

其
qí

his

其中
qí zhōng

among

外
wài

outside

败
bài

to defeat

玉
yù

jade

金
jīn

chemical element Au

其外
qí wài

besides

败絮
bài xù

ruined

絮
xù

cotton wadding

金玉
jīn yù

precious