对牛弹琴
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
idiomverb
Traditional: 對牛彈琴
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- (idiom, verb) 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
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