外面光 - Chinese Idiom

外面光:

Literally means:

smooth on the surface

Actually means:

have a deceptive outer look

It literally means something looks smooth and beautiful from outside.

It figuratively means a thing or person only has a nice physical appear ance, but is poor in quality.

It connotes that one should pay attention to actual results and not try to be flashy. Derogatory.

外面光，表面上光滑好看。

形容仅仅是外观体面或好看，没有实在的素质或品质。

强调做人做事要认真实在，不应只图表面好看。具有贬义色彩。