对牛弹琴

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

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

niú = ni + ou2

ox / cow / bull / CL:條|条[tiao2],頭|头[tou2] / newton (abbr. for 牛頓|牛顿[niu2 dun4]) / (slang) awesome

dàn = d + an4

crossball / bullet / shot / shell / ball

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)

to play or strum a lute or other stringed instrument

qín = qi + (e)n2

guqin 古琴[gu3 qin2] (a type of zither) / musical instrument in general

qín = qi + (e)n2

variant of 琴[qin2], guqin or zither

Words with 对牛弹琴

对牛弹琴 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 对牛弹琴

对牛弹琴 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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