对牛弹琴

duì niú tán qín

HSK 7

Meaning 释义

  1. lit. to play the lute to a cow (idiom)
  2. fig. offering a treat to an unappreciative audience
  3. to cast pearls before swine
  4. caviar to the general
  5. to preach to deaf ears
  6. to talk over sb's head

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In real sentences 真实例句

跟gēn小人xiǎorén说理shuōlǐ,就jiù如同rútóng对牛弹琴duìniútánqín。

Reasoning with a villain is pointless.

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