花拳绣腿
Traditional form:
花拳繡腿
Pinyin (reading):
huāquánxiùtuǐ
Definitions:
- flowery of fist with fancy footwork (idiom)
- highly embellished and ineffectual
- fancy but impractical skills
- all show and no go
- pugilistic wankery
Characters:
- 花 - flower, blossom; to spend (time or money)
- 拳 - fist; various forms of boxing
- 绣 - to embroider; embroidery; ornament
- 腿 - legs, thighs
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