对牛弹琴
duì niú tán qínduiniutanqin
- 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
duì niú tán qínduiniutanqin
Data from JMdict, KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG), KanjiVG, CC-CEDICT and Make Me a Hanzi. Sources and licences