博士买驴 in English bo2 shi4 mai3 lu:2 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) the scholar buys a donkey (idiomatic expression); metaphorically long-winded verbiage that never gets to the point
  • idiomatic expression mocking scholastic pomposity

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Pinyin

bo2 shi4 mai3 lu:2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

bo2extensive shi4surname Shi mai3to buy lv2variant of 驢|驴[lu:2]