粵

買maai5櫝duk6還waan4珠zyu1

simp买椟还珠
maai5 duk6 waan4 zyu1mǎi dú huán zhū

English

  1. to buy a wooden box and return the pearls inside
  2. to show poor judgment (idiom)

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese

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