买椟还珠 (買櫝還珠)
mǎi dú huán zhū
Pinyin

Definition

买椟还珠 (買櫝還珠)
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mǎi dú huán zhū
  1. to buy a wooden box and return the pearls inside
  2. to show poor judgment (idiom)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

明珠
míng zhū
  1. 1 pearl
  2. 2 jewel (of great value)
珠
zhū
  1. 1 bead
  2. 2 pearl
  3. 3 classifier: 粒 lì
  4. 4 classifier: 颗 kē
珠海
Zhū hǎi
  1. 1 Zhuhai prefecture level city in Guangdong province 廣東省|广东省[Guǎng dōng shěng] in south China
七龙珠
Qī lóng zhū
  1. 1 Dragon Ball, Japanese manga and anime series
佛珠
fó zhū
  1. 1 Buddhist prayer beads

Idioms (18)

不吝珠玉
bù lìn zhū yù
  1. 1 lit. do not begrudge gems of wisdom (idiom, humble expr.); fig. Please give me your frank opinion.
  2. 2 Your criticism will be most valuable.
剖腹藏珠
pōu fù cáng zhū
  1. 1 lit. cutting one's stomach to hide a pearl (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. wasting a lot of effort on trivialities
妙语如珠
miào yǔ rú zhū
  1. 1 sparkling with wit (idiom)
妙语连珠
miào yǔ lián zhū
  1. 1 sparkling with wit (idiom)
字字珠玉
zì zì zhū yù
  1. 1 every word a gem (idiom); magnificent writing