huá'ér​bù​shí

flashy and without substance

  1. flower
    (literary) flower; blossom
  2. ér conjunction
    but
    Used to connect ideas that contrast or conflict; yet; but; on the other hand
  3. adverb
    not
    Negative adverb used before verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs to indicate negation; also used as a bound-form prefix to form terms with opposite meanings
  4. fruit
    (bound form) fruit; seed; to bear fruit