買櫝還珠

mǎidúhuánzhū

keep the glittering casket and give back the pearls—show lack of judgment; make the wrong choice

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mai3 du2 huan2 zhu1

to buy a wooden box and return the pearls inside, to show poor judgement (idiom)

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買櫝還珠|买椟还珠 [mǎi dú huán zhū] ► to buy a wooden box and return the pearls inside ► to show poor judgement (idiom)