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买椟还珠
mǎi​dú​huán​zhū

poor judgment

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
买椟还珠 (買櫝還珠) mǎi​dú​huán​zhū
poor judgment idiom
to show poor judgment by prioritizing the superficial container over the valuable contents; to lack a sense of values (literally: to buy the box and return the pearls)

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