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

买椟还珠
mǎi dú huán zhū
m+ǎi·3rd toned+ú·2nd toneh+uán·2nd tonezh+ū·1st tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to neglect the root and pursue the tip (idiom) · to neglect fundamentals and concentrate on details舍本逐末shě běn zhú mòlit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect · to stress the incidental over the fundamental · to put the cart before the horse本末倒置běn mò dào zhìstupid · clumsy愚笨yú bèn
Antonyms
discard the dross and select the essential去粗取精qù cū qǔ jīng
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