Read Edit View history 買櫝還珠 mǎidúhuánzhū to lack judgment Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 买椟还珠/ 買櫝還珠 mǎidúhuánzhū to lack judgment To buy the casket and return the pearl; used to describe showing poor judgment by focusing on the superficial while ignoring the valuable part, or choosing the wrong thing entirely Edit Delete References Add reference see 得匣还珠/得匣還珠 → 买椟还珠/買櫝還珠 Edit Delete
买椟还珠/ 買櫝還珠 mǎidúhuánzhū to lack judgment To buy the casket and return the pearl; used to describe showing poor judgment by focusing on the superficial while ignoring the valuable part, or choosing the wrong thing entirely Edit Delete