| 释义 |
虚有其表 | xū yǒu qí biǎo | Empty but a mere show. (literal) • More poke than pudding. • A stuff shirt. • All is not gold that glitters. • More sauce than pig. • More squeak than wool. • A camourflage. [同义] 金玉其外，败絮其中 Whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead man’s bones. [反义] 名副其实 To be worthy of the name. [源] 郑处诲·明皇杂录：“嵩既退，上掷其草于地曰，虚有其表耳。” |