博士買驢 bó shì mǎi lǘ

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

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
extensive; rich; ample
soldier; specialist worker; honorific
to buy; to purchase
donkey; variant of [lu:2]