中看不中吃
zhōng​kàn​bù​zhōng​chī

pleasing to the eye but not to the taste

  • created sense approved 中看不中吃 · zhōng​kàn​bù​zhōng​chī · pleasing to the eye but not to the taste — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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

    zhòng​kàn​bù​zhòng​chī

    中看 (literal) → 中看 · zhōng​kàn · pleasant to look at 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 中吃 (literal) → 中吃 · zhòng​chī · to taste good

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