剖腹藏珠 in English pou1 fu4 cang2 zhu1 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) cutting one's stomach to hide a pearl (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically wasting a lot of effort on trivialities

Simplified Characters

剖 腹 藏 珠

Traditional Characters

剖 腹 藏 珠

Pinyin

pou1 fu4 cang2 zhu1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

剖pou1to cut open 腹fu4abdomen 藏cang2Tibet 珠zhu1bead