花拳 huāquán

huāquán noun showy boxing of no practical use
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: see 花拳绣腿 (CC-CEDICT '花拳')

Contained in

• 棉花拳击(棉花拳擊) Mianhua Quanji; Cotton Boxing (Chinese Martial Art)
• 花拳绣腿(花拳繡腿) flowery of fist with fancy footwork; highly embellished and ineffectual; fancy but impractical skills; all show and no go
• 梅花拳 Meihua Quan; Plum Blossom Fist