对牛弹琴

duì niú tán qín

Định nghĩa

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

Từ cấu thành 对牛弹琴

• 对 对 duì: right; correct
• 弹 弹 dàn: crossball
• 弹 弹 tán: to flick
• 牛 牛 niú: ox
• 琴 琴 qín: guqin 古琴[gǔ qín] (a type of zither)
• 弹琴 弹琴 tán qín: to play or strum a lute or other stringed instrument