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金玉其外,敗絮其中

gilded exterior, shabby and ruined on the inside (idiom)

Characters and words in 金玉其外,敗絮其中

jīn = ji + (e)n1
surname Jin / surname Kim (Korean) / Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234)
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jīn = ji + (e)n1
gold / chemical element Au / generic term for lustrous and ductile metals / money / golden / highly respected / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
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gold and jade / precious
= yu + Ø4
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= qi + Ø2
his / her / its / their / that / such / it (refers to sth preceding it)
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besides / in addition / apart from that
wài = w + ai4
outside / in addition / foreign / external
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bài = b + ai4
to defeat / to damage / to lose (to an opponent) / to fail / to wither
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ruined / broken down / shabby
= xu + Ø4
cotton wadding / fig. padding / long-winded
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among / in / included among these
zhōng = zhu + (e)ng1
China / Chinese / surname Zhong
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zhōng = zhu + (e)ng1
within / among / in / middle / center / while (doing sth) / during / (dialect) OK / all right
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zhòng = zhu + (e)ng4
to hit (the mark) / to be hit by / to suffer / to win (a prize, a lottery)
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Words with 金玉其外,敗絮其中

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Sentences with 金玉其外,敗絮其中

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