Read Edit View history 秀而不实 xiù'érbùshí flowering but bearing no fruit Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 秀而不实 秀而不實 xiù'érbùshí flowering but bearing no fruit flowering but bearing no fruit; refers to plants that bloom without producing seeds. Also describes someone who shows early promise but fails to achieve anything significant, or something that looks impressive on the outside but lacks substance. Frequency Written text 0.002 per million Cross-References Synonym 华而不实 huá'érbùshí Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
秀而不实 秀而不實 xiù'érbùshí flowering but bearing no fruit flowering but bearing no fruit; refers to plants that bloom without producing seeds. Also describes someone who shows early promise but fails to achieve anything significant, or something that looks impressive on the outside but lacks substance. Frequency Written text 0.002 per million Cross-References Synonym 华而不实 huá'érbùshí Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)