a pillow with an embroidered case
Embroidered pillow, Chinese idiom, Pinyin Xi ù Hu āěě NT ó u, means a person who has only appearance but no talent. From the ghost of the black book.
The origin of Idioms
The sixth chapter of the Black Ghost written by Peng Yangou in Qing Dynasty: "the crown belt is actually an official family. Who dares to say that it is an embroidered pillow with brilliant colors on the outside and a bag of straw on the inside."
Analysis of Idioms
Flashy but not real
Real talent and practical learning
Idiom usage
It has a derogatory meaning.
Examples
I just understood myself - empty ~ - right? In the second chapter of the second part of the song of youth by Yang Mo, his delicate appearance is nothing more than a package of embroidered pillows.
Chinese PinYin : xiù huā zhěn tóu
a pillow with an embroidered case
enrich the state and the people. fù guó yù mín
said of a loyal counsellor who gives admonition to the emperor in person. miàn shé tíng zhēng
a powerful and unconstrained style. tiān mǎ xíng kōng
gratitude for the slightest favour received or grudge against the slightest wrong done. sī ēn fà yuàn
have experienced all sorts of hardships. jiǔ jīng fēng shuāng