博士买驴(bó shì mǎi lú:)

4 charactersTrad. 博士買驢

(idiom) to act like the scholar who wrote at length about…

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Word information

Pinyin
bó shì mǎi lú:
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
HSK level
Characters
4
Traditional
博士買驢

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