对牛弹琴

duìniú-tánqín

to cast pearls before swine

HSK 3.0 word list · Band 7trad. 對牛彈琴
Dictionary entry

lit. to play the lute to a cow (idiom); fig. offering a treat to an unappreciative audience; to cast pearls before swine

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对
牛
弹
琴

See it in sentences

跟他讲道理是对牛弹琴。

Gēn tā jiǎng dàolǐ shì duìniú-tánqín.

English

Reasoning with him is like casting pearls before swine.

别对牛弹琴了。

Bié duìniú-tánqín le.

English

Don't waste your words on him.

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对
牛
弹
琴

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