answer doesn't match the question; things don't match up
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the answer doesn't match the question; things don't correspond; irrelevant
informalUsed to describe a situation where what is said is completely irrelevant to the topic or where two things are mismatched. Has a derogatory connotation when pointing out someone's mistake.
Nǐ你
huí回
dá答
de得
niú牛
tóu头
bù不
duì对
mǎ马
zuǐ嘴
，
lǎo老
shī师
wèn问
de的
shì是
lì历
shǐ史
，
nǐ你
shuō说
dì地
lǐ理
。
Your answer is completely off-topic; the teacher asked about history, but you talked about geography.
Tā他
bǎ把
liǎng两
gè个
bù不
tóng同
xiàng项
mù目
de的
shù数
jù据
pīn拼
zài在
yī一
qǐ起
，
jié结
guǒ果
niú牛
tóu头
bù不
duì对
mǎ马
zuǐ嘴
。
He combined data from two different projects, and the result was a complete mismatch.
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Bié别
tīng听
tā他
de的
，
tā他
shuō说
de的
dōu都
shì是
niú牛
tóu头
bù不
duì对
mǎ马
zuǐ嘴
de的
fèi废
huà话
。
Don't listen to him; everything he says is irrelevant nonsense.