花里胡哨 huā lǐ hú shào gaudy

Explanation

形容颜色过于鲜艳繁杂，也比喻浮华而不实在。

Describes colors that are too bright and too many. It can also refer to something superficial and unimportant.

Origin Story

老张是一位非常喜欢热闹的人，他家里的装修也和他一样，花里胡哨，各种颜色混杂在一起，显得非常杂乱。但是，他却非常满意，觉得这样才热闹。一天，他的朋友小李来他家做客，小李看着老张家的装修，皱起了眉头，说：“老张，你家也太花里胡哨了吧？看起来很乱啊！”老张笑了笑，说：“乱？哪里乱了？我觉得很漂亮啊！这就是我的风格！”小李无奈地摇了摇头，心想：这审美观，真是与众不同啊！

lǎo zhāng shì yī wèi fēicháng xǐhuan rènao de rén, tā jiā lǐ de zhuāngxiū yě hé tā yīyàng, huā lǐ hú shào, gè zhǒng yánsè hùnzá zài yīqǐ, xiǎn de fēicháng záluàn. dànshì, tā què fēicháng mǎnyì, juéde zhèyàng cái rènao. yītiān, tā de péngyou xiǎo lǐ lái tā jiā zuò kè, xiǎo lǐ kànzhe lǎo zhāng jiā de zhuāngxiū, zhòu qǐle méitou, shuō:“lǎo zhāng, nǐ jiā tài huā lǐ hú shào le ba？kàn qǐlái hěn luàn a！”lǎo zhāng xiàole xiào, shuō:“luàn？nǎlǐ luàn le？wǒ juéde hěn piàoliang a！zhè jiùshì wǒ de fēnggé！”xiǎo lǐ wú nài de yáo le yáo tóu, xīnxiǎng: zhè shěnměiguān, zhēnshi yǔ zhòng bùtóng a！

Old Zhang was a very lively person. His home was decorated in a way that reflected his personality. It was very colorful and cluttered, with many different colors mixed together in a haphazard way. However, he was very satisfied with it, feeling that it was only then that it was lively. One day, his friend Xiao Li visited his home. Xiao Li looked at Old Zhang's decoration and frowned, saying: "Old Zhang, your house is too gaudy! It looks messy!" Old Zhang smiled and said: "Messy? Where is it messy? I think it is beautiful! This is my style!" Xiao Li shook his head helplessly, thinking to himself: "This aesthetic is really unique!"

Usage

用于形容颜色过于鲜艳繁杂，或比喻事物浮华而不实在。

yòng yú xiángróng yánsè guòyú xiānyàn fánzá, huò bǐyù shìwù fúhuá ér bù shízài

Used to describe colors that are too bright and too many, or to describe something superficial and unimportant.

Examples

  • 他的穿着打扮太花里胡哨了。

    tā de chuāngzhuāng dǎbàn tài huā lǐ hú shào le

    His clothes are too gaudy.

  • 这件衣服颜色花里胡哨的，我不喜欢。

    zhè jiàn yīfu yánsè huā lǐ hú shào de, wǒ bù xǐhuan

    The color of this dress is too flashy, I don't like it.

Related Idioms

  • 五颜六色

  • 杂乱无章

Opposite Idioms

  • 朴素

  • 简洁