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Sunday, March 3, 2013

Chinese Idiom (6): 對牛彈琴


對牛彈琴
duì niú tán qín 

對:to
牛:a cow
彈:to play
琴:lute

literally:
to play the lute to a cow
  
Meaning:
talk to a chimp
to cast pearls before swine

Example
我真是在對牛彈琴。
wǒ zhēn shì zài duì niú tán qín 。
It's really like I am talking to chimp.

如果你想跟我聊拳擊,那你真的是在對牛彈琴。
rú guǒ nǐ xiăng gēn wǒ liáo quán jí ,nà nǐ zhēn de shì zài duì niú tán qín 。
If you want to have a chat boxing match with me, that just like in play piano the cow.

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