秀而不实 xiù'érbùshí flowering but bearing no fruit Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 秀 xiù to bloom (literary) to flower or produce ears (of grain crops); to grow luxuriantly而 ér conjunction but Used to connect ideas that contrast or conflict; yet; but; on the other hand不实 不實 bùshí to not bear fruit (literary) to fail to bear fruit or grain