1 donkey

2 classifier: 头 tóu

1 donkey

2 classifier: 头 tóu

1 Buddhist monk (mocking)

2 lit. bald donkey

1 silly ass

1 mule

2 classifier: 匹 pǐ

3 classifier: 头 tóu

1 lit. the scholar buys a donkey (idiom); fig. long-winded verbiage that never gets to the point

2 idiom mocking scholastic pomposity

1 lit. to kill the donkey when the grinding is done (idiom)

2 to get rid of sb once he has ceased to be useful

1 lit. to mistake good intentions for a donkey's liver and lungs (idiom)

2 fig. to mistake good intentions for ill intent

1 lit. to see whether it's a mule or a horse, take it out for a walk (idiom)

2 fig. the proof of the pudding is in the eating

3 to show what one is made of

1 lit. to search for the mule while riding on it (idiom)

2 fig. to look for what one already has