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其外
qí​wài

outside

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  • 金玉其外,败絮其中 jīn​yù​qí​wài​bài​xù​qí​zhōng fair without and foul within
    (idiom) a gilded exterior but shabby and ruined on the inside; refers to something that looks beautiful or high-quality on the surface but is actually rotten or worthless underneath