花裡胡哨

花裡胡哨

See also: 花里胡哨

Chinese

		flower; blossom; to spend flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern	inside; within; in inside; within; in; lining of clothing	barbarian; recklessly; surname	a whistle; sentry
trad. (花裡胡哨/花裏胡哨)		花	裡/裏	胡	哨
simp. (花里胡哨)		花	里	胡	哨
variant forms		花哩胡哨 花藜胡哨 花麗狐哨／花丽狐哨 花狸狐哨
Built on 花哨 (huāshào).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): huālihúshào

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄚ ˙ㄌㄧ ㄏㄨˊ ㄕㄠˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: huālihúshào
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄚ ˙ㄌㄧ ㄏㄨˊ ㄕㄠˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hua.lhihwushaw
    • IPA ^(key): /xu̯ä⁵⁵ li² xu³⁵ ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹/

Idiom

花裡胡哨

1. (colloquial) showy; gaudy; garish