树上开花

Traditional form:

樹上開花

Pinyin (reading):

shùshàngkāihuā

Definitions:

• to deck the tree with false blossoms
• to make something of no value appear valuable (idiom)

Characters:

• 树 - tree; to plant; to set up, to establish
• 上 - above, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous
• 开 - to open; to start, to initiate, to begin
• 花 - flower, blossom; to spend (time or money)

Traditional characters:

• 樹 - tree; to plant; to set up, to establish
• 上 - above, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous
• 開 - to open; to start, to initiate, to begin
• 花 - flower, blossom; to spend (time or money)