HSK 3.0 Vocabulary
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对牛弹琴

duìniú-tánqín

to play the lute to a cow; to talk over someone's head

跟他讲这些道理,真是对牛弹琴。

Gēn tā jiǎng zhèxiē dàolǐ, zhēnshi duìniú-tánqín。

Explaining these principles to him is really playing the lute to a cow.

← 对流duìliú 对弈duìyì →
对 duì right; correct; toward 对不起 duìbuqǐ sorry; excuse me 牛奶 niúnǎi milk 对话 duìhuà dialogue; to have a dialogue 牛 niú cattle; ox; cow 对方 duìfāng the other side; the other party 对面 duìmiàn opposite; across the way 对于 duìyú with regard to; as for; about 反对 fǎnduì to oppose; to be against; opposition 钢琴 gāngqín piano 面对 miànduì to face; to confront; to be up against 琴 qín musical instrument; piano (琴)
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