博士買驢 (bok3 si6 maai5 leoi4): (idiom) to act like the scholar who wrote at length about buying a donkey without even mentioning the word "donkey" | Cantonese Dictionary

bok3 si6 maai5 leoi4博士買驢博士买驴

Jyutpingbok3 si6 maai5 leoi4

Yalebok sih máih lèuih

Definition

(idiom) to act like the scholar who wrote at length about buying a donkey without even mentioning the word "donkey"; to write at length without ever getting to the point

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T1High level

T2High rising

T3Mid level

T4Low falling

T5Low rising

T6Low level

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