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 judgment (idiom)
买椟还珠
来自翻译宝典
简体中文>英语, CC-CEDICT
买椟还珠
măidú-huánzhū
〈成〉 keep the glittering casket and give back the pearls—show lack of judgement; make the wrong choice
măidú-huánzhū
〈成〉 keep the glittering casket and give back the pearls—show lack of judgement; make the wrong choice
- 简体中文>英语, 汉英词典
买椟还珠
mǎi dú huán zhū
楚国人到郑国去卖珍珠,把珍珠装在匣子里,匣子装饰得很华贵。郑国人就买下匣子,把珍珠退还了(见于《韩非子·外储说左上》)。 {Hanfeizi·Outer Repository of Persuasions (Upper Left):
When a merchant of the state of Chu went to the state of Zheng to sell a pearl contained in a glamorous box, a local man bought the box and returned the pearl to the merchant.}〈比喻 fig.〉没有眼光,取舍不当。 {keep the glittering casket and give back the pearls — show lack of judgement; make the wrong choice; attend to the superficial and neglect the essential}
mǎi dú huán zhū
楚国人到郑国去卖珍珠,把珍珠装在匣子里,匣子装饰得很华贵。郑国人就买下匣子,把珍珠退还了(见于《韩非子·外储说左上》)。 {Hanfeizi·Outer Repository of Persuasions (Upper Left):
When a merchant of the state of Chu went to the state of Zheng to sell a pearl contained in a glamorous box, a local man bought the box and returned the pearl to the merchant.}〈比喻 fig.〉没有眼光,取舍不当。 {keep the glittering casket and give back the pearls — show lack of judgement; make the wrong choice; attend to the superficial and neglect the essential}
简体中文>英语, 现代汉语词典
买椟还珠
mǎidú-huánzhū
<熟> buy the case but return the pearls (in it); buy casket without the jewels; keep the glittering casket and give back the pearls to the seller—make the wrong choice; show lack of sound judgement
mǎidú-huánzhū
<熟> buy the case but return the pearls (in it); buy casket without the jewels; keep the glittering casket and give back the pearls to the seller—make the wrong choice; show lack of sound judgement
- 简体中文>英语, 汉英大词典
