花裡胡哨 in Chinese

IPA: /xu̯ä⁵⁵ li² xu³⁵ ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /xu̯ä⁵⁵ li² xu³⁵ ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹/ Chinese transliterations: huālihúshào [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄏㄨㄚ ˙ㄌㄧㄏㄨˊ ㄕㄠˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], huālihúshào [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄏㄨㄚ ˙ㄌㄧㄏㄨˊ ㄕㄠˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], huali̊húshào [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], hua¹-li⁵-hu²-shao⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], hwā-li-hú-shàu [Mandarin, Yale, standard], hua.lihwushaw [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], хуалихушао [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], xualixušao [Mandarin, Palladius, standard] Forms: 花里胡哨, 花裏胡哨, 花哩胡哨, 花藜胡哨, 花麗狐哨, 花狸狐哨 [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 花裡胡哨

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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "花裏胡哨",
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        "Traditional Chinese"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "花哩胡哨"
    },
    {
      "form": "花藜胡哨"
    },
    {
      "form": "花麗狐哨"
    },
    {
      "form": "花狸狐哨"
    }
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        "showy; gaudy; garish"
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      "zh-pron": "huālihúshào"
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        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄏㄨㄚ ˙ㄌㄧ ㄏㄨˊ ㄕㄠˋ"
    },
    {
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      "zh-pron": "huālihúshào"
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        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄏㄨㄚ ˙ㄌㄧ ㄏㄨˊ ㄕㄠˋ"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
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      "zh-pron": "huali̊húshào"
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        "standard"
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      "zh-pron": "hwā-li-hú-shàu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hua.lihwushaw"
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    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "хуалихушао"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xualixušao"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xu̯ä⁵⁵ li² xu³⁵ ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "花裡胡哨"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "花里胡哨",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Simplified Chinese"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "花裏胡哨",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Traditional Chinese"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "花哩胡哨"
    },
    {
      "form": "花藜胡哨"
    },
    {
      "form": "花麗狐哨"
    },
    {
      "form": "花狸狐哨"
    }
  ],
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        "Chinese terms spelled with 花",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 裡",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin idioms",
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      "glosses": [
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      ],
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "huālihúshào"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄏㄨㄚ ˙ㄌㄧ ㄏㄨˊ ㄕㄠˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "huālihúshào"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄏㄨㄚ ˙ㄌㄧ ㄏㄨˊ ㄕㄠˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "huali̊húshào"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hua¹-li⁵-hu²-shao⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hwā-li-hú-shàu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hua.lihwushaw"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "хуалихушао"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xualixušao"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xu̯ä⁵⁵ li² xu³⁵ ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xu̯ä⁵⁵ li² xu³⁵ ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "花裡胡哨"
}

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"花裡胡哨" meaning in Chinese

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