Zhè piān wénzhāng cízǎo huātuánjǐncù, nèiróng què kōngdòng.
The article's prose is lavishly ornate, but the content is hollow.
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history
The expression 攒花簇锦 (gathered blooms and clustered brocade) appears in the Song Chan text 《景德传灯录》 and later settled into the form 花团锦簇. 锦 is figured silk brocade — the image is a bouquet so dense it looks like woven brocade.
usage
Two main uses: (1) literal — gardens, parades, decorations; (2) figurative — ornate prose, often with a hint of "all style, no substance." Context decides which sense is meant.
