金玉其外,败絮其中 meaning in English
the outside is good jade but the inside is only rotten materials -- a dandy but deceitful appearance.; a person with good looks but empty-minded; a rotten interior beneath a fine exterior; all is not gold that glitters.; all that glitters is not gold.; fair without, foul within; nice-looking rubbish; rubbish coated in gold and jade
Examples
- Next to america , all this looks pretty feeble
步美国后尘,其实是金玉其外,败絮其中。 - He s such a bounder underneath his veneer . just waiting to bounce us
“他是个金玉其外,败絮其中的家伙他时时准备着向我们攻击。 ”