買櫝還珠

maai5 duk6 waan4 zyu1

to buy a wooden box and return the pearls inside · to show poor judgment (idiom)

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. to buy a wooden box and return the pearls inside
  2. to show poor judgment (idiom)

Written Forms

買櫝還珠Traditional · Main Form
买椟还珠Alternate Form

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