ho kua bo ho jiak
Meanings
phrase
- Superficial; incompetent or having no substance despite appearances, skin-deep; portraying oneself as greater than one actually is; all style and no substance.
- Unpalatable despite having great presentation.
Pronunciation
Word forms
Etymology
From Hokkien 好看無好食 /好看无好食 (hó-khòaⁿ bô hó-chia̍h, literally “good to look at, not good to eat”).
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