买椟还珠 mǎi dú huán zhū | OtterDict

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买椟还珠

mǎidúhuánzhū

to buy a wooden box and return the pearls inside

2 meanings

MEANING2 meanings

壹动verb
to buy a wooden box and return the pearls inside
- 。
  Buying the box and returning the pearl is a derogatory term.
貳动verb
to show poor judgment (idiom)
- ，。
  He bought the box and returned the pearl, which is truly a pity.

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买椟还珠

Traditional買櫝還珠

mǎidúhuánzhū

to buy a wooden box and return the pearls inside

2 meanings

MEANING2 meanings

壹动verb
to buy a wooden box and return the pearls inside
- 。
  Buying the box and returning the pearl is a derogatory term.
貳动verb
to show poor judgment (idiom)
- ，。
  He bought the box and returned the pearl, which is truly a pity.

解字

CHARACTER ANALYSIS

买

乛(hook; hooked radical)RADICAL
头(head; leader)ASSOCIATIVE

Shopping is using a hook to pull a valuable item toward yourself.

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