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中看不中吃
zhōng​kàn​bù​zhōng​chī

pleasing to the eye but not to the taste

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
中看不中吃 zhōng​kàn​bù​zhōng​chī
pleasing to the eye but not to the taste
pleasant to look at but not good to eat; describes something that looks impressive on the outside but is actually useless or disappointing

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