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对牛弹琴

duì niú tán qín phrase C2

Traditional: 對牛彈琴

  1. lit. to play the lute to a cow (idiom)
  2. fig. offering a treat to an unappreciative audience
  3. to cast pearls before swine
  4. caviar to the general
  5. to preach to deaf ears
  6. to talk over sb's head
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