導語：買櫝還珠原意是買來裝珍珠的木匣退還了珍珠。比喻沒有眼力，取捨不當，次要的東西比主要的.還要好。下面本站小編講解中國成語買櫝還珠，歡迎參考!
有個楚國人想在鄭國出售一顆珍貴的珍珠。他用木蘭為珍珠作了個匣子，用香料把匣子薰香，還用珠，玉，紅寶石來加以裝飾，並插上了翠鳥的羽毛。一個鄭國人買走了這個匣子，卻把珍珠還給了他。
過於華麗的裝飾往往會喧賓奪主。那個楚國人知道如何賣掉匣子，卻不擅長出售珍珠。至於買匣子的鄭國人，他根本不懂什麼才是真正有價值的。
(《韓非子》)
Getting the casket and returning the pearl
A man from the state of Chu wanted to sell a precious pearl in the state of Zheng. He made a casket for the pearl out of the wood from a magnolia tree, which he fumigated with spices. He studded the casket with pearls and jade, ornamented it with red gems and decorated it with kingfisher feathers. A man of the state of Zheng bought the casket and gave him back the pearl.
Too luxuriant decoration usually supersedes what really counts. This man from Chu certainly knew how to sell a casket but he was no good at selling his pearl. And the man of Zheng didn't know which is really valuable.
(《Hanfeizi》)
櫝 box | 珍貴 precious | 珍珠 pearl |
木蘭 magnolia | 匣子 casket | 香料 spice |
薰 fumigate | 玉 jade | 紅寶石 red gem |
裝飾 decorate | 翠鳥 kingfisher | 羽毛 feather |
華麗 luxuriant | 擅長 be good at |
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