花里胡哨

花裡胡哨
huālihúshào
  1. gaudy
  2. flashy (but without substance)

CEDICT

  1. (colloquial) showy; gaudy; garish
  2. showy; gaudy; garish

Wiktionary

  1. 形容颜色华美纷杂。如：「他穿得花裡胡哨的，像隻花蝴蝶！」也作「花丽狐哨」。
  2. 形容举止或言语等轻佻花俏。如：「他的话花裡胡哨的，谁知道是真是假。」也作「花丽狐哨」。

重編國語辭典

花哨，种类繁多但没有实质作用，浮华而不实在

維基詞典

Entry Composition

=1 花 huā
  1. flower
  2. blossom
  3. fancy pattern
  4. florid
  5. to spend (money, time)
  6. (coll.) lecherous
  7. lustful

classifiers: 朵, 支, 束, 把, 盆, 簇
=1 花 huā old variant of 花 huā
=1 花 huā
  1. variant of 花 huā
  2. flower
  3. blossom
  4. also pr. wěi
=2 里 lǐ variant of 里 lǐ
=2 里 lǐ
  1. lining
  2. interior
  3. inside
  4. internal
  5. also written 里 lǐ
=2 里 lǐ
  1. li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m
  2. neighborhood
  3. ancient administrative unit of 25 families
  4. (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 镇 zhèn and neighborhood 邻 lín levels
3 胡哨 húshào Alternative name for 呼哨 (hūshào).

Related entries

刺目 cìmù
  1. gaudy
  2. glaring
  3. unpleasant to the eyes
花俏 huāqiào
  1. fancy
  2. gaudy
花哨 huāshao
  1. garish
  2. gaudy
花花绿绿 huāhuālǜlǜ
  1. brightly colored
  2. gaudy
华而不实 huáérbùshí
  1. flower but no fruit (idiom); handsome exterior but hollow inside
  2. flashy