Read Edit View history 苗而不秀 miáo'érbùxiù unfulfilled promise Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 苗而不秀 miáo'érbùxiù (also miáo'érbúxiù) unfulfilled promise A crop that grows but fails to flower or ear; used to describe someone with great natural talent or potential who fails to achieve anything or stops making progress. Edit Delete References Add reference synonym 苗而不秀/苗而不秀 → 华而不实/華而不實 Edit Delete
苗而不秀 miáo'érbùxiù (also miáo'érbúxiù) unfulfilled promise A crop that grows but fails to flower or ear; used to describe someone with great natural talent or potential who fails to achieve anything or stops making progress. Edit Delete