金玉其表，败絮其中
Traditional form:
金玉其表，敗絮其中
Pinyin (reading):
jīnyùqíbiǎo,bàixùqízhōng
Definitions:
- gilded exterior, shabby and ruined on the inside (idiom)
Characters:
- 金 - gold, metal; money
- 玉 - jade, gem, precious stone
- 其 - his, her, its, their; that
- 表 - to show, to express, to display; outside, appearance; a watch
- 败 - failure; to decline, to fail, to suffer defeat
- 絮 - cotton padding; fluff, padding, waste; long-winded
- 其 - his, her, its, their; that
- 中 - central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese
Traditional characters:
- 金 - gold, metal; money
- 玉 - jade, gem, precious stone
- 其 - his, her, its, their; that
- 表 - to show, to express, to display; outside, appearance; a watch
- 敗 - failure; to decline, to fail, to suffer defeat
- 絮 - cotton padding; fluff, padding, waste; long-winded
- 其 - his, her, its, their; that
- 中 - central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese