金玉其外,败絮其中

jīn yù qí wài , bài xù qí zhōng

gilded exterior, shabby and ruined on the inside (idiom)

金

jīn

gold

玉

yù

jade

其

qí

his

外

wài

outside

,

,

败

bài

to defeat

絮

xù

cotton wadding

其

qí

his

中

zhōng

(bound form) China; Chinese