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对牛弹琴

duì niú tán qín

Definitions

•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

Child Words of 对牛弹琴