苗而不秀

苗而不秀
miáo'érbùxiù
[sprout but never to flower; corn which does not bear grain] 只见长苗不见抽穗。 引伸为中看不中用

呸, 原来是苗而不秀, 是个银样镴枪头。 --《红楼梦》


Advanced Chinese dictionary. 2013.

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