| 释义 |
对牛弹琴 [- niú tán qín]play the lute to a cow — to have [choose] the wrong audience; cast [throw] pearls before swine; play one's guitar to an ox; preach to deaf ears; talk of ice to a butterfly; talk over people's heads; thrum the lute before a buffalo; waste good acts on sb. who won't understand; waste one's effort; whistle jigs to a milestone |