花拳绣腿 in English hua1 quan2 xiu4 tui3 Meaning

Meanings

  • flowery of fist with fancy footwork (idiomatic expression)
  • highly embellished and ineffectual
  • fancy but impractical skills
  • all show and no go
  • pugilistic wankery

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Pinyin

hua1 quan2 xiu4 tui3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

hua1surname Hua quan2fist xiu4variant of 繡|绣[xiu4] tui3leg