Lingaku- to buy a wooden box and return the pearls inside
- to show poor judgment (idiom)
Generated: This phrase is used to describe a situation where someone makes a decision that reflects a lack of wisdom or insight, particularly when they value something of lesser importance over something of great value.
tā他mǎi买le了yī一gě个huá lì华丽de的hé zi盒子，què却bǎ把zhēn zhū珍珠huán gěi还给mài jiā卖家，zhēn shi真是mǎi dú huán zhū买椟还珠。
He bought a fancy box but returned the pearls to the seller, truly showing poor judgment.
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