博士买驴 bó shì mǎi lǘ

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. the scholar buys a donkey (idiom); fig. long-winded verbiage that never gets to the point
  2. idiom mocking scholastic pomposity

CHARACTERS

博 bó
HSK 4
gamble, play games; wide, broad
士 shì
HSK 4
scholar, gentleman; soldier
买 mǎi
HSK 1
buy, purchase; bribe, persuade
驴 lǘ donkey, ass