花拳绣腿花拳繡腿

huā quán xiù tuǐ

Meaning

flowery of fist with fancy footwork (idiom); highly embellished and ineffectual; fancy but impractical skills; all show and no go; pugilistic wankery

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花huāflower, blossom; to spend (time or money)艹化拳quánfist; various forms of boxing龹手绣xiùto embroider; embroidery; ornament纟秀腿tuǐlegs, thighs⺼退