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对牛弹琴【duì niú tán qín】

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

对牛弹琴【duì niú tán qín】

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

对

HSK 1

含义correct, right; facing, opposed

拼音duì

牛

HSK 11

含义cow, ox, bull; Kangxi radical 93; 9th lunar mansion, determinative star β Capricorni (Dabih)

拼音niú

弹

HSK 5

含义pellet, bullet, shot, shell

拼音dàn

琴

HSK 54

含义Chinese lute or guitar

拼音qín