beautiful in words but poor in contents
The Chinese idiom pinyin is w é NGU ò Q í sh í, which means that the language is exaggerated and impractical. It comes from the biography of Feng Yan in the book of the later Han Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
In the second biography of Feng Yan in the book of the later Han Dynasty, it is said that "when Xianzong ascended the throne, many of his works were short and exaggerated, so they were abandoned at home."
Idiom usage
As a predicate or attribute; used in composition, etc
beautiful in words but poor in contents
The cunning rabbit dies, the good dog cooks - jiǎo tù sǐ,liáng quǎn pēng
There is no good step in a tight line - jǐn xíng wú hǎo bù
disclaim all achievements one has made - gōng chéng bù jū
Pay equal attention to words and ears - kǒu ěr bìng zhòng