对牛弹琴

duì niú tán qín

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Definitions

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