牛听弹琴 — “A cow listening to a lute”
牛听弹琴 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to explain something profound or complex to someone who is unable to comprehend it; to cast pearls before swine or preach to deaf ears”. Literally, “A cow listening to a lute”.
牛听弹琴 Pronunciation and Pinyin
牛听弹琴 Character Breakdown
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More idioms starting with 牛
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- niú牛bù不yǐn饮shuǐ水qiáng强àn按tóu头You can't force an ox to drink
- niú牛zhī之yī一máo毛a drop in the ocean
- niú牛nóng农duì对qì泣impoverished couple weeping together
- niú牛dāo刀gē割jī鸡overkill for a trivial task
- niú牛dāo刀xiǎo小shì试display significant talent in a minor task
- niú牛kǒu口zhī之xià下A humble or inferior position
- niú牛tóu头bù不duì对mǎ马zuǐ嘴irrelevant or incongruous
- niú牛tóu头bù不duì对mǎ马miàn面irrelevant answer or complete mismatch
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What does 牛听弹琴 mean?
牛听弹琴 (niú tīng tán qín) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to explain something profound or complex to someone who is unable to comprehend it; to cast pearls before swine or preach to deaf ears”.
How do you pronounce 牛听弹琴?
牛听弹琴 is pronounced niú tīng tán qín in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 牛听弹琴 literally mean?
Literally, 牛听弹琴 means “a cow listening to a lute”. It is used to mean “to explain something profound or complex to someone who is unable to comprehend it; to cast pearls before swine or preach to deaf ears”.
What is the Chinese definition of 牛听弹琴?
比喻听不懂。