牛头不对马面 — “To give an irrelevant answer”
牛头不对马面 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to give an irrelevant answer”. To be beside the point; to be a complete mismatch or discrepancy. Literally, “ox head not matching horse face”.
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你们俩讨论的根本就是牛头不对马面，说的完全不是一回事。
What you two are discussing is completely mismatched; you're talking about entirely different things.
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What does 牛头不对马面 mean?
牛头不对马面 (niú tóu bù duì mǎ miàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to give an irrelevant answer”.
How do you pronounce 牛头不对马面?
牛头不对马面 is pronounced niú tóu bù duì mǎ miàn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 牛头不对马面 literally mean?
Literally, 牛头不对马面 means “ox head not matching horse face”. It is used to mean “to give an irrelevant answer”.
What is the Chinese definition of 牛头不对马面?
比喻答非所问或对不上号。