博士買驢 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 gamble, play games; wide, broad
士 shì scholar, gentleman; soldier
買 mǎi buy, purchase; bribe, persuade
驢 lǘ donkey, ass