博士买驴

Traditional: 博士買驢
bó shì mǎi lǘ
Dictionary entry
(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

What does 博士买驴 mean?

博士买驴 (bó shì mǎi lǘ) has the following dictionary meaning.

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

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How to pronounce 博士买驴

博士买驴
bó shì mǎi lǘ
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