The Chinese journey moves from characters to idioms. This free tool explores 「對牛彈琴」, detailing its meaning and use.
In this introduction, we explore the idiom 「對牛彈琴」. Its definition and ways to use it are shown below.
Ridiculing the obedient person for not understanding what the other person is saying. Used to ridicule people who speak without considering the person they are talking to.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
duì niú dàn qín
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
deui3 ngau4 taan4 kam4
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