bó shì mǎi lǘ

Traditional: 博士買驢

博士买驴 (bó shì mǎi lǘ) is a Chinese word meaning “(idiom) to act like the scholar who wrote at length about buying a donkey without even mentioning the word "donkey"; to write at length without ever getting to the point”.

Meanings

  1. 1(idiom) to act like the scholar who wrote at length about buying a donkey without even mentioning the word "donkey"; to write at length without ever getting to the point

Characters in 博士买驴

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