博士买驴 (博士買驢)
bó shì mǎi lu:2
Pinyin

Definition

博士买驴 (博士買驢)
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bó shì mǎi lu:2
  1. lit. the scholar buys a donkey (idiom); fig. long-winded verbiage that never gets to the point
  2. idiom mocking scholastic pomposity

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

博
bó
  1. 1 extensive
  2. 2 ample
  3. 3 rich
  4. 4 obtain
  5. 5 aim
  6. 6 to win
  7. 7 to get
  8. 8 plentiful
  9. 9 to gamble
人士
rén shì
  1. 1 person
  2. 2 figure
  3. 3 public figure
勇士
yǒng shì
  1. 1 a warrior
  2. 2 a brave person
博友
bó yǒu
  1. 1 lit. blog friend
博士
bó shì
  1. 1 doctor
  2. 2 court academician (in feudal China)
  3. 3 Ph.D.

Idioms (16)

仁人志士
rén rén zhì shì
  1. 1 gentleman aspiring to benevolence (idiom); people with lofty ideals
仁人义士
rén rén yì shì
  1. 1 those with lofty ideals (idiom)
  2. 2 men of vision
仁言利博
rén yán lì bó
  1. 1 Words of benevolence apply universally (idiom). Humanitarian expressions benefit all.
博士买驴
bó shì mǎi lǘ
  1. 1 lit. the scholar buys a donkey (idiom); fig. long-winded verbiage that never gets to the point
  2. 2 idiom mocking scholastic pomposity
博学多才
bó xué duō cái
  1. 1 erudite and multi-talented (idiom); versatile and able