The flowers are in vain
Fanhua is a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is f á nhu á s ǔ nzh ī, which means that the literary grace is too gorgeous, will damage the content of the article. It comes from Wenxindiaolong Quanfu.
The origin of Idioms
Liang Liuxie's "Wenxindiaolong · Quanfu" in the Southern Dynasty said, "however, the couple at the end of the period despised the origin. Although they read thousands of Fu, they were more confused about the essence of the poem. Therefore, they made the flowers grow worse, flattered the bones, and had no noble style. They should not be admonished."
Idiom usage
As an object or attribute; used in composition, etc
Chinese PinYin : fán huá sǔn zhī
The flowers are in vain
congratulate each other and dust off their old official 's hats. tán guān xiāng qìng
many guests of exalted rank were present. gāo péng mǎn zuò
visit willow and look for flowers -- frequent brothels. wèn liǔ xún huā