有姿勢冇實際 (jau5 zi1 sai3 mou5 sat6 zai3 | ) : all show and no go

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有姿勢冇實際

jau5 zi1 sai3 mou5 sat6 zai3

all show and no go; all that glitters is not gold; impressive only in appearance; appear better than it is
[lit] to appear to be something on the outside but in reality having no substance

[粵] 得個樣, [華] 虛有其表

Level: 3
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

有姿勢冇實際

This word has been viewed 2032 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 19th Jul 2007 19:42 and last edited on 26th May 2010 01:45

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有 jau5 jau6 - have; there is
姿 zi1 - posture; looks
勢 sai3 - power; situation; posture
冇 mou5 - don't have
實 sat6 - solid; true
際 zai3 - inter-; occasion; border

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