对牛弹琴
duì niú tán qín
HSK 3.0 Level 7
Definitions
- 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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