博士買驢

bok3 si6 maai5 leoi4

(idiom) to act like the scholar who wrote at length about buying a donkey without even mentioning the word "donkey"; to write at length without ever getting to the point

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. (idiom) to act like the scholar who wrote at length about buying a donkey without even mentioning the word "donkey"; to write at length without ever getting to the point

Written Forms

博士買驢Traditional · Main Form
博士买驴Alternate Form

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