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博士買驢

简博士买驴 · 繁博士買驢

Mandarin · pinyin bó shì mǎi lǘ

(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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2–4–3–2 · bo2 shi4 mai3 lu:2

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