驴唇不对马口 — “To be irrelevant”
驴唇不对马口 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be irrelevant”. To be inconsistent; to not match up (referring to speech or writing). Literally, “Donkey lips don't match horse mouth”.
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他说话总是驴唇不对马口，让人很难理解他的真实意思。
His speech is always inconsistent, making it hard for people to grasp his true meaning.
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- lǘ驴chún唇mǎ马zuǐ嘴incoherent or contradictory speech
- lǘ驴chún唇mǎ马zī觜talk nonsense
- lǘ驴tóu头bù不duì对mǎ马zuǐ嘴irrelevant or a complete mismatch
- lǘ驴nián年mǎ马yuè月when pigs fly
- lǘ驴xīn心gǒu狗fèi肺cruel, vicious, and heartless
- lǘ驴shēng生jǐ戟jiǎo角something utterly impossible to happen
- lǘ驴shēng生jī笄jiǎo角an impossibility; something that will never happen
- lǘ驴gān肝fèi肺ungrateful and malicious intentions
- lǘ驴míng鸣quǎn犬fèi吠crude writing or clumsy speech
- lǘ驴míng鸣gǒu狗fèi吠clumsy or unskillful writing or speech
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What does 驴唇不对马口 mean?
驴唇不对马口 (lǘ chún bù duì mǎ kǒu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be irrelevant”.
How do you pronounce 驴唇不对马口?
驴唇不对马口 is pronounced lǘ chún bù duì mǎ kǒu in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 驴唇不对马口 literally mean?
Literally, 驴唇不对马口 means “Donkey lips don't match horse mouth”. It is used to mean “to be irrelevant”.
What is the Chinese definition of 驴唇不对马口?
比喻说话写文章，前言不搭后语，两不相合