古時候楚國有個賣珠的人，
珍珠都裝在匣裏賣。
匣子做得極漂亮，
裏頭的寶珠更喜人。
有一次他到鄭國去賣珠，
有一個客人實在蠢，
見匣子漂亮就隻買匣，
把寶珠還給了賣珠人。
這成語常用來比喻目光短淺，
取舍不當最愚蠢。
Buying the Casket and Giving Back the Pearls
In ancient times in the State of Chu，there was a man who sold pearls。And the pearls were packed and sold in caskets。The caskets were glittering and beautiful，and the pearls inside were even more so。
Once he went to the State of Zheng to sell the pearls，and came over a very foolish buyer，who found the casket beautiful。So he bought the casket and gave back the pearls。
This idiom means someone is short-sighted and tends to make a wrong choice。