Word: 对牛弹琴 (duìniútánqín)

Traditional: 對牛彈琴

对牛弹琴 dictionary entry

duìniútánqín: lit. to play the lute to a cow (idiom); fig. offering a treat to an unappreciative audience; to cast pearls before swine; caviar to the general; to preach to deaf ears; to talk over sb's head

Full dictionary entry for 对牛弹琴

Example sentences using 对牛弹琴

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对牛弹琴的故事你听过吗？

Duìniútánqín de gùshi nǐ tīngguo ma?

Have you heard the story of playing the lute to a cow?
跟他讲道理，简直是对牛弹琴。

Gēn tā jiǎngdàolǐ, jiǎnzhí shì duìniútánqín.

Reasoning with him is simply preaching to deaf ears.