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对牛弹琴
/ duì niú tán qín /
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Collocation
1
完全是对牛弹琴
2
真是对牛弹琴
3
简直是对牛弹琴
4
何必对牛弹琴
Definition
对牛弹琴
Literally means:
play the lute to an ox
Actually means:
address the wrong audience; cast pearls before swine
It figuratively means reasoning with a person who is unreasonable, or someone who is slow in understanding. It connotes a sarcastic tone, implying that all one's efforts to make a stupid person understand something are futile. Derogatory.
比喻对不懂道理的人讲道理，或对领会能力不高的人说事。含有白费口舌，以及讽刺对方愚蠢的意味。具有贬义色彩。
Example
Used as predicate or object. (作谓语、宾语)
1
Zhèxiē
这些
hēixīn
黑心
lǎobǎn
老板
chúle
除了
zhuànqián
赚钱
shénme
什么
yě
也
bù
不
dǒng
懂
,
nǐ
你
duì
对
tāmen
他们
jiǎng
讲
wénmíng
文明
shēngchǎn
生产
zhīlèi
之类
de
的
shìqing
事情
,
bù
不
jiùshì
就是
duìniútánqín
对牛弹琴
ma
吗
?
These black-hearted bosses in addition to making money do not understand anything, you tell them civilized production and other things, is not to play the piano to cattle?
2
Wǒ
我
gēn
跟
nǐ
你
jiǎng
讲
le
了
yī
一
gè
个
xiǎoshí
小时
le
了
,
nǐ
你
zěnme
怎么
hái
还
bù
不
míngbái
明白
wǒ
我
de
的
yìsi
意思
,
jiǎnzhí
简直
shì
是
zài
在
duìniútánqín
对牛弹琴
。
I've been telling you for an hour, why don't you understand what I mean, it's just playing the piano on a cow.
3
Yǒuxiē
有些
rén
人
lián
连
yīnlè
音乐
dū
都
bù
不
dǒng
懂
,
nǐ
你
gěi
给
tāmen
他们
yǎnzòu
演奏
jiāoxiǎngqǔ
交响曲
,
wánquán
完全
shì
是
duìniútánqín
对牛弹琴
,
làngfèi
浪费
shíjiān
时间
。
Some people don't even understand the music, you play symphonies for them, it's all about playing the piano, it's a waste of time.