还珠买椟 — “Return the pearls, buy the casket”
还珠买椟 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make a foolish or unwise choice by valuing the superficial or external over the truly valuable or essential; to lack discernment”. Literally, “Return the pearls, buy the casket”.
还珠买椟 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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- huán还xiāng乡zhòu昼jǐn锦return home in glory
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- huán还nián年què却lǎo老regain youth and eternal vitality
- huán还nián年què卻lǎo老restore youth and ward off old age
- huán还nián年zhù驻sè色restore youth and maintain complexion
- huán还wǒ我hé河shān山Reclaim our lost land and heritage
- huán还pǔ朴fǎn反gǔ古return to original simplicity and honesty
- huán还chún淳fǎn反gǔ古revert to ancient simplicity and honesty
- huán还chún淳fǎn反pǔ朴revert to original purity and simplicity
- huán还chún淳fǎn反sù素return to one's original simple and pure nature
- huán还chún淳fǎn返pǔ朴return to innate purity and simplicity
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What does 还珠买椟 mean?
还珠买椟 (huán zhū mǎi dú) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make a foolish or unwise choice by valuing the superficial or external over the truly valuable or essential; to lack discernment”.
How do you pronounce 还珠买椟?
还珠买椟 is pronounced huán zhū mǎi dú in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 还珠买椟 literally mean?
Literally, 还珠买椟 means “Return the pearls, buy the casket”. It is used to mean “to make a foolish or unwise choice by valuing the superficial or external over the truly valuable or essential; to lack discernment”.
What is the Chinese definition of 还珠买椟?
比喻没有眼力，取舍不当。同“买椟还珠”。