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買櫝還珠 (maai5 duk6 waan4 zyu1) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

買櫝還珠 (maai5 duk6 waan4 zyu1, mǎi dú huán zhū) — to buy a wooden box and return the pearls inside; to show poor judgment (idiom)

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 買位 (maai5 wai2) — to pay for allocated places (usually in the context of social welfare, such as …
• 買嘢 (maai5 je5) — shopping; to buy stuff
• 買定 (maai5 ding6) — buy in advance; used in gambling to refer to a 'confirmed' bet where the decisi…
• 買少見少 (maai5 siu2 gin3 siu2) — scarce in supply (spoken)
• 買手 (maai5 sau2) — buyer
• 買棺材唔知埞 (maai5 gun1 coi4 m4 zi1 ding6) — (don't know where to buy a coffin); to act recklessly

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