金玉其外，敗絮其中

gam1 juk6 kei4 ngoi6 ，baai6 seoi5 kei4 zung1

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

2 Written Forms

Meanings

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

Written Forms

金玉其外，敗絮其中Traditional · Main Form
金玉其外，败絮其中Alternate Form

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