fú yàn
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  • 1

    adj.flashy; gaudy; gorgeous; showy and resplendent

    • tā yī zhuó fú yàn

      衣着浮艳

      She is ostentatiously dressed.

  • 2

    adj.beautiful but empty of content; (of speech or article) flowery in diction but hollow in content; showy but unsubstantial

    • cí zhāng fú yàn

      辞章浮艳

      The prose is flowery but hollow.

    • wén cí fú yàn

      文辞浮艳

      florid language