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买椟还珠
mǎi dú huán zhū
What 买椟还珠 means
- to buy a wooden box and return the pearls inside
- to show poor judgment (idiom)
The characters in 买椟还珠
- 买mǎito buy; to purchase
- 椟dúcabinet; case; casket
- 还háistill; still in progress; still more
- 珠zhūbead; pearl
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