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买椟还珠

/ mǎi dú huán zhū /
Strokes

Definition

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

Example

Definition

buy the case but return the pearls (in it); buy casket without the jewels; keep the glittering casket and give back the pearls to the seller—make the wrong choice; show lack of sound judgement