花拳繡腿

faa1 kyun4 sau3 teoi2

flowery of fist with fancy footwork (idiom) · highly embellished and ineffectual · fancy but impractical skills

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. flowery of fist with fancy footwork (idiom)
  2. highly embellished and ineffectual
  3. fancy but impractical skills
  4. all show and no go
  5. pugilistic wankery

Written Forms

花拳繡腿Traditional · Main Form
花拳绣腿Alternate Form

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