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花拳绣腿

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Collocation

1
只有花拳绣腿的水平
2
只是花拳绣腿而已
3
花拳绣腿,中看不中用

Definition

花拳绣腿

Literally means:

fancy boxing

Actually means:

This phrase refers to an apparently awing but actually just a showy movement in Wushu.

It figuratively refers to something of attractive appearance but of no practical significance. It connotes some thing looks pleasant but is of no practical use. Derogatory.

武术里指架势好看而功夫不深的招式。

比喻表面好看而实际上没有用的言行或东西。含中看不中用的意味。具有贬义色彩。

Example

Used as subject, object or attributive. (作主语、宾语、定语)
1
suīrán
虽然
shì
hǎishāng
海商法
zhuān
专业
de
yōuxiù
优秀
shēng
毕业生
  
,
shì
可是
zài
xuéxiào
学校
zhī
xué
dào
xiē
一些
huāquánxiùtuǐ
花拳绣腿
  
,
hái
méiyǒu
没有
běnshì
本事
gēn
wàiguó
外国
rén
guānsi
打官司
  

Although he is an excellent graduate of the sea business law major, but in the school only learned some flower fist embroidery legs, has not the technology to fight a lawsuit with foreigners.

2
Měi
每个
yùndòngyuán
运动员
dōu
zhīdào
知道
  
,
men
他们
de
néng
体能
shi
kào
xiē
那些
huāquánxiùtuǐ
花拳绣腿
xùnliàn
训练
chūlái
出来
de
  
,
érshì
而是
kào
chī
  
,
liú
hán
大汗
de
duànliàn
锻炼
de
de
  

Every athlete knows that their physical fitness is not trained by those fists embroidered legs, but by hard work, sweating exercise.

3
Yǒuxiē
有些
niánqīng
年轻
yǎnyuán
演员
zhīyǒu
只有
huāquánxiùtuǐ
花拳绣腿
de
shuǐpíng
水平
  
,
yǒude
有的
rén
lián
duìbái
对白
dōu
méiyǒu
没有
guòguān
过关
  
,
zhǐhǎo
只好
qǐng
biéren
别人
pèiyīn
配音
  

Some young actors only have the level of flower fist embroidery legs, some people even have not passed the white, had to ask someone else to voice.