买椟还珠

mǎidúhuánzhū

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

Traditional 買櫝還珠

Meaning

mǎidúhuánzhūmai3 du2 huan2 zhu1
  1. to buy a wooden box and return the pearls inside
  2. to show poor judgment (idiom)

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