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对牛弹琴
duì​niú​tán​qín

to cast pearls before swine

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents

Senses

对牛弹琴/ 對牛彈琴 duì​niú​tán​qín to cast pearls before swine

Literally "to play the lute to a cow"; used to describe talking to someone who cannot understand your point, or aiming high-level talk at the wrong audience.

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