Meaning of 驴唇不对马嘴
驴唇不对马嘴 means (metaphor) to give an irrelevant answer; to be incongruous; to be a complete misfit. Pronounced lǘ chún bù duì mǎ zuǐ.
- (metaphor) to give an irrelevant answer; to be incongruous; to be a complete misfit
Definitions & Examples
Zhè这
gè个
bǐ比
fāng方
dǎ打
de得
bù不
tuǒ妥
dàng当
，
yǒu有
diǎn点
lǘ驴
chún唇
bù不
duì对
mǎ马
zuǐ嘴
。
This analogy is inappropriate; it's a bit of a misfit.
Nǐ你
dá答
de得
lǘ驴
chún唇
bù不
duì对
mǎ马
zuǐ嘴
，
wǒ我
wèn问
de的
shì是
jià价
gé格
，
nǐ你
shuō说
de的
shì是
zhì质
liàng量
。
Your answer is completely irrelevant—I asked about the price, and you're talking about quality.
Zhè这
liǎng两
jiàn件
shì事
lǘ驴
chún唇
bù不
duì对
mǎ马
zuǐ嘴
，
zěn怎
me么
néng能
hùn混
wéi为
yī一
tán谈
？
These two matters are completely unrelated—how can you lump them together?
Tā他
shuō说
de的
huà话
lǘ驴
chún唇
bù不
duì对
mǎ马
zuǐ嘴
，
gēn根
běn本
méi没
rén人
néng能
tīng听
dǒng懂
。
What he said was incoherent gibberish—nobody could understand it at all.