中看不中吃zhòng kàn bù zhōng chīlook nice but taste nasty; be pleasing to the eye but not to the taste
❍ 都撵出去，不要这些“～的”就完了！(《红楼梦》749)Drive all those humbugs out,I say. We don′t need such good-for-nothings here.
❍ 这种水果～。This kind of fruit is pleasing to the eye but not to the taste. 中看不中吃zhong kan bu zhong chilook nice but taste nasty |