对牛弹琴

对
對
牛
牛
弹
彈
琴
琴
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

Characters and words in 对牛弹琴

对
對
duì = du + ei4
right / correct / couple / pair / towards / at / for / to face / opposite / to treat (sb a certain way) / to match together / to adjust / to fit / to suit / to answer / to reply / classifier: couple
对 = 又 + 寸 : Doggy Dog is preparing for a boxing battle in the bathroom of the Eiffel Tower. He wears his boxing gloves and thumbs up to himself, reassuring himself that he'll knock out his opponent easily.
对
對
duì = du + ei4
right; correct / towards; at; for / concerning; regarding / to treat (sb a certain way) / to face / (bound form) opposite; facing; matching / to match together; to adjust / to fit; to suit / to answer; to reply / to add; to pour in (a fluid) / to check; to compare / classifier: couple; pair
牛
niú = ni + ou2
ox / cow / bull / CL:條|条[tiao2],頭|头[tou2] / newton (abbr. for 牛頓|牛顿[niu2 dun4]) / (slang) awesome
牛 = 𠂉 + 十 : A bull has been locked to a big cross in the outhouse's kitchen, and Nefertiti has the key. She promises to free the bull if he pledges allegiance to her leadership.
弹
彈
dàn = d + an4
crossball / bullet / shot / shell / ball
弹 = 单 + 弓 : Don Quixote (d) is preparing a bullet (弹) list in the anthill's bathroom (an4), but he took the term a little too literally. To create the bullet points on his list (单), he is trying to shoot bullets (弹) at the list using a composite bow (弓).
弹
彈
tán = t + an2
to pluck (a string) / to play (a string instrument) / to spring or leap / to shoot (e.g. with a catapult) / (of cotton) to fluff or tease / to flick / to flip / to accuse / to impeach / elastic (of materials)
弹 = 单 + 弓 : Tecumseh (t) is giving a concert in the anthill's kitchen (an2). He is playing a composite bow (弓) with just a single string. As he is plucking (弹) the string (弹) of his bow, he often looks at the floor where he taped a list (单) of songs to play so that he doesn't forget which song is next.
弹
彈
琴
琴
to play or strum a lute or other stringed instrument
琴
qín = qi + (e)n2
guqin 古琴[gu3 qin2] (a type of zither) / musical instrument in general
琴 = 今 + 玨 : The Queen of Hearts (qi) is playing her guqin (琴) in the encampment's kitchen ((e)n2). She wants to play the music from 200 years ago, so she got a big calendar (今) which shows today's date 200 years ago. On the corresponding calendar page is an image of a 200 year old jewel necklace (玨) which inspires the Queen's music.
琴
琹
qín = qi + (e)n2
variant of 琴[qin2], guqin or zither
琴 = 今 + 玨 : The Queen of Hearts (qi) is playing her guqin (琴) in the encampment's kitchen ((e)n2). She wants to play the music from 200 years ago, so she got a big calendar (今) which shows today's date 200 years ago. On the corresponding calendar page is an image of a 200 year old jewel necklace (玨) which inspires the Queen's music.

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