Dictionary/对牛弹琴

对牛弹琴對牛彈琴

duì niú tán qín

ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄊㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ

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1lit. to play the lute to a cow (idiom)

2fig. offering a treat to an unappreciative audience

3to cast pearls before swine

4caviar to the general

5to preach to deaf ears

6to talk over sb's head

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