- lit. to play the lute to a cow (idiom)
- fig. offering a treat to an unappreciative audience
- to cast pearls before swine
- caviar to the general
- to preach to deaf ears
- to talk over sb's head
Characters
- 对 (對): right; correct; towards; at; for; concerning; regarding; to treat (sb a certain way); to face; (bound form) opposite; facing; matching; to match together; to adjust; to fit; to suit; to answer; to reply; to add; to pour in (a fluid); to check; to compare; classifier: couple; pair
- 牛 (牛): surname Niu
- 弹 (彈): crossball; bullet; shot; shell; ball
- 琴 (琴): guqin 古琴[gu3 qin2] (a type of zither); musical instrument in general
Resources
- Wiktionary: 对牛弹琴
- MDBG: 对牛弹琴
- Examples with 对牛弹琴 on Tatoeba
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