jīn​yù​qí​wài​bài​xù​qí​zhōng

fair without and foul within

Senses

金玉其外,败絮其中/ 金玉其外,敗絮其中 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

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