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對牛彈琴

deoi3 ngau4 taan4 kam4

dui4 niu2 tan2 qin2

to play the violin before a cow (choose the wrong audience)

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

對牛彈琴

This word was added by bybell on 29th Dec 2005 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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對 deoi3 dui4 - correct; right; proper
牛 ngau4 niu2 - cow; ox; cattle
彈 daan6 daan6*2 taan4 dan4 tan2 - strum a stringed instrument; accuse; bullet
琴 kam4 qin2 - [1] chin, a Chinese fretted instrument with fi

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