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Meaning of 花拳绣腿

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花 huā 拳 quán 绣 xiù 腿 tuǐ (Trad.: 花拳繡腿)
flowery of fist with fancy footwork (idiom); highly embellished and ineffectual; fancy but impractical skills; all show and no go; pugilistic wankery
Example Sentences
1
不要以为武术套路是花拳绣腿
,
打斗进攻还是有一些套路的
。
Don't think that Wushu is impractical, the attack or some routines.
2
我们又从中国那里借了多少钱
,
来搞这个花拳绣腿的军演
?
How much money did we borrow from China to have this for show drill?
3
我原以为女子篮球是花拳绣腿
,
直到看了妹妹打篮球才知道看法错了
。
I Thought women's basketball was a powder-puff sport until I went to see my sister play.
4
所以
,
没有雄厚的功力
,
任何精妙的招式都仅能归为花拳绣腿之列
。
Therefore, not having tremendous skill, any refined column of confessing that style can classify into an exibition boxing all only.
5
我原以为女篮就是些花拳绣腿
,
但是看了妹妹打篮球后才发现自己的看法错了
。
I thought women's basketball was a powder-puff sport until I went to see my sister play.