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博士買驢
bó shì mǎi lǘ
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lit. the scholar buys a donkey (idiom); fig. long-winded verbiage that never gets to the point;
idiom mocking scholastic pomposity
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卸磨殺驢
xiè mò shā lǘ
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lit. to kill the donkey when the grinding is done (idiom);
to get rid of sb once he has ceased to be useful
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叫驢
jiào lǘ
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(coll.) male donkey
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好心倒做了驢肝肺
hǎo xīn dào zuò le lǘ gān fēi
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lit. to mistake good intentions for a donkey's liver and lungs (idiom);
fig. to mistake good intentions for ill intent
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懶驢上磨屎尿多
lǎn lǘ shàng mò shǐ niào duō
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(proverb) A lazy person will find many excuses to delay working;
lit. When a lazy donkey is turning a grindstone, it takes a lot of time off for peeing and pooing
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毛驢
máo lǘ
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donkey;
CL:頭|头[tou2]
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禿驢
tū lǘ
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Buddhist monk (mocking);
lit. bald donkey
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蠢驢
chǔn lǘ
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silly ass
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野驢
yě lǘ
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onager (Equus onager)
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非驢非馬
fēi lǘ fēi mǎ
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neither fish nor fowl;
resembling nothing on earth
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騎驢找驢
qí lǘ zhǎo lǘ
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lit. to search for the mule while riding on it (idiom);
fig. to look for what one already has
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騎驢覓驢
qí lǘ mì lǘ
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see 騎驢找驢|骑驴找驴[qi2 lu:2 zhao3 lu:2]
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騷驢
sāo lǘ
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jackass
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驢友
lǘ yǒu
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backpacker;
travel buddy
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驢唇不對馬嘴
lǘ chún bù duì mǎ zuǐ
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lit. a donkey's lips do not match a horse's mouth (idiom);
fig. beside the point;
incongruous
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驢子
lǘ zi
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ass;
donkey
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驢年馬月
lǘ nián mǎ yuè
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see 猴年馬月|猴年马月[hou2 nian2 ma3 yue4]
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驢脣馬觜
lǘ chún mǎ zī
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lit.camel's lip, horse's mouth (idiom);
fig. to chatter;
nonsense;
blather
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驢駒子
lǘ jū zi
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donkey foal
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驢騾
lǘ luó
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hinny
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黔驢技窮
qián lǘ jì qióng
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to exhaust one's limited abilities (idiom)
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