对牛弹琴 duìniútánqín literal meaning Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 对牛弹琴 (對牛彈琴) duìniútánqín literal meaning verb To play the lute to a cow; the literal origin of the idiom. pearls before swine expression To waste effort or words on an audience that is unable to understand or appreciate them; to preach to deaf ears or talk over someone's head. Frequency Written text 0.303 per million Sources Definitions CC-CEDICT Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
对牛弹琴 (對牛彈琴) duìniútánqín literal meaning verb To play the lute to a cow; the literal origin of the idiom. pearls before swine expression To waste effort or words on an audience that is unable to understand or appreciate them; to preach to deaf ears or talk over someone's head. Frequency Written text 0.303 per million Sources Definitions CC-CEDICT Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
