ho kua bo ho jiak

== English == === Etymology === From Hokkien 好看無好食 / 好看无好食 (hó-khòaⁿ bô hó-chia̍h, literally “good to look at, not good to eat”). === Pronunciation === (Singapore) IPA(key): [ˌhoː˨˦ ˈkʰwɑː˦˨ boː˨˩ ˌhoː˨˦ ˈt͡s˭jɑʔ˦˧] === Phrase === ho kua bo ho jiak (Singlish, idiomatic) Superficial; incompetent or having no substance despite appearances, skin-deep; portraying oneself as greater than one actually is; all style and no substance. (Singlish, of food, literally) Unpalatable despite having great presentation. ==== See also ====