Meaning of 对牛弹琴
对牛弹琴 means to talk over someone's head; to waste words on an ignorant or unreceptive audience; to preach to deaf ears; (used to ridicule) to speak without considering one's audience; to be clueless about who one is talking to. Pronounced duì niú tán qín.
- to talk over someone's head; to waste words on an ignorant or unreceptive audience; to preach to deaf ears
- (used to ridicule) to speak without considering one's audience; to be clueless about who one is talking to
Definitions & Examples
Gēn跟
yī一
gè个
wán完
quán全
bù不
dǒng懂
yì艺
shù术
de的
rén人
tǎo讨
lùn论
chōu抽
xiàng象
huà画
，
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
duì对
niú牛
tán弹
qín琴
。
Discussing abstract art with someone who knows nothing about it is like casting pearls before swine.
Nǐ你
gēn跟
tā他
jiě解
shì释
zhè这
me么
fù复
zá杂
de的
lǐ理
lùn论
，
wán完
quán全
shì是
duì对
niú牛
tán弹
qín琴
，
tā他
gēn根
běn本
tīng听
bù不
jìn进
qù去
。
Explaining such a complex theory to him is completely futile; he simply won't listen.
Bú不
yào要
zài在
nà那
zhǒng种
huì会
yì议
shàng上
jiǎng讲
zhuān专
yè业
zhī知
shì识
，
nà那
wú无
yì异
yú于
duì对
niú牛
tán弹
qín琴
。
Don't talk about professional knowledge at that kind of meeting; it's like playing the lute to a cow.