empty show; frivolity; levity
Literary or formal term for superficial glitter, vain display, or lack of seriousness. Often used in critical or moralistic contexts.
His life was full of empty show, but it was hollow inside.
浮華な装飾を排し、簡素なデザインを採用した。
They eliminated frivolous decoration and adopted a simple design.
frivolity; superficiality; fickleness
Compound of 浮 (floating, superficial) and 華 (splendor, flower), suggesting surface-level brilliance without depth. The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of vain display.