A pillow with an embroidered case looks impressive but lacks real worth.an outwardly attractive but worthless personBeauty is but skin-deep.Many a fine dish has nothing on it.
Related Translations:
绣花枕头: 1.(枕套上有刺绣的枕头) a pillow with an embroidered case2.(徒有外表而无学识的人) an outwardly attractive but worthless person
虚有其表: look impressive but lack real worth; appear better than it is; apple of sodom; attractive or imposing only in his [its; her] outside appearance; dead sea apple; deceptively handsome; good
绣花枕头虚有其表: a pillow with an embroidered case looks impressive but lacks real worth
