duì​niú​tán​qín

to cast pearls before swine

  1. duì preposition
    toward
    Introduces the object of an action or attitude, meaning "toward", "at", or "to"
  2. ox
    ox; cow; bull; cattle; any of various bovine animals
  3. to play; to flick
    to pluck or play a musical instrument; to flick or flip with the finger; to shoot (an object) with a catapult or by releasing a finger
  4. guqin
    The 古琴 gǔ​qín, a traditional Chinese seven-stringed zither; also called a 七弦琴 qī​xián​qín.