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
may your family grow and prosper like spreading melonvines - mián mián guā dié
like a crane 's bone and a pine 's appearance - hè gǔ sōng zī
Willing to cut all over, dare to pull the emperor down - shě dé yī shēn guǎ,gǎn bǎ huáng dì lāxiàmǎ