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make the wrong choice; keep the glittering casket and give back the pearls; attend to the superficial and neglect the essential; buy casket without the jewels; show lack of judgment

mǎi dú huán zhū

买 椟 还 珠

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fmlmake the wrong choice; keep the glittering casket and give back the pearls; attend to the superficial and neglect the essential; buy casket without the jewels; show lack of judgment
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shě běn zhú mò舍本逐末

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