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買骨
mǎi​gǔ

to seek talent

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
买骨 買骨 mǎi//gǔ
to seek talent
to make a fervent quest for talented people; to show a strong desire for gifted individuals. Based on a story where someone paid half a fortune for the skeleton of a legendary horse to show they would pay even more for a living one.
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