'买椟还珠' illustrates a lack of judgment, where value is placed on the superficial packaging rather than the essential content.
“买椟还珠”比喻鉴别能力差,取舍不当。
| 成语 | 买椟还珠 |
|---|---|
| 解释 | 椟:木匣;珠:珍珠。买下木匣,退还了珍珠。比喻没有眼力,取舍不当。 |
| 出处 | 《韩非子·外储说左上》:“楚人有卖其珠于郑者,为木兰之柜,熏以桂椒,缀以珠玉,饰以玫瑰,辑以羽翠。郑人买其椟而还其珠。” |
| 拼音 | mǎi dú huán zhū |
| 拼音码 | mdhz |
| 近义词 | 舍本逐末、本末倒置、反裘负薪 |
| 反义词 | 去粗取精 |
| 用法 | 连动式;作谓语、宾语、定语;用于书面语 |
| 英语 | show lack of judgement as one who buys the glittering casket and return the pearls to the seller |
| 故事 | 传说楚国有个珠宝商到郑国去卖珍珠,为了吸引顾客,他做一个很漂亮的用名贵木料做成的盒子,匣子还镶嵌着宝石和翡翠,看起来十分华贵。一个郑国的买主抱着珍珠匣子便以高价买下,打开匣子取出珍珠还给楚国商人 |
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