買櫝還珠

to buy a wooden box and return the pearls inside / to show poor judgment (idiom)

mǎi = m + ai3

to buy / to purchase

dú = du + Ø2

cabinet / case / casket

huán = hu + an2

surname Huan

hái = h + ai2

still / still in progress / still more / yet / even more / in addition / fairly / passably (good) / as early as / even / also / else

huán = hu + an2

to pay back / to return

zhū = zhu + Ø1

bead / pearl / CL:粒[li4],顆|颗[ke1]

買櫝還珠 is not used as a component in another word.

買櫝還珠 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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