中看不中吃zhòng kàn bù zhōng chīlook nice but taste nasty; be pleasing to the eye but not to the taste
? 都攆出去，不要這些“～的”就完了！(《紅樓夢(mèng)》749)Drive all those humbugs out,I say. We don′t need such good-for-nothings here.
? 這種水果～。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 |