花里胡哨 in English hua1 li5 hu2 shao4 Meaning

Meanings

  • gaudy
  • flashy (but without substance)

Simplified Characters

花 里 胡 哨

Traditional Characters

花 裡 胡 哨

Pinyin

hua1 li5 hu2 shao4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

花hua1surname Hua 里li3variant of 裡|里[li3] 胡hu2surname Hu 哨shao4a whistle