对牛弹琴 對牛彈琴
对牛弹琴 對牛彈琴 duì niú tán qín ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄊㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ deoi3 ngau4 taan4 kam4
- 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
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对 對
- 不对 不對 bù duì ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄟˋ bat1 deoi3 incorrect
- 作对 作對 zuò duì ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄨㄟˋ zok3 deoi3 to set oneself against
- 反对 反對 fǎn duì ㄈㄢˇ ㄉㄨㄟˋ faan2 deoi3 to oppose; to be against; to object to
- 对了 對了 duì le ㄉㄨㄟˋ ˙ㄌㄜ deoi3 liu5 Correct!
- 对付 對付 duì fu ㄉㄨㄟˋ ˙ㄈㄨ deoi3 fu6 to handle; to deal with; to tackle
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- 对外 對外 duì wài ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄨㄞˋ deoi3 ngoi6 external
- 对岸 對岸 duì àn ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄢˋ deoi3 ngon6 opposite bank (of a body of water)
- 对峙 對峙 duì zhì ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄓˋ deoi3 ci5 (of mountains etc) to stand facing each other
- 对弈 對弈 duì yì ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄧˋ deoi3 jik6 to play go, chess etc
- 对待 對待 duì dài ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄞˋ deoi3 doi6 to treat
- 对应 對應 duì yìng ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄧㄥˋ deoi3 jing3 to correspond (to); to be equivalent to; to be a counterpart to
- 对手 對手 duì shǒu ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄡˇ deoi3 sau2 opponent
- 对抗 對抗 duì kàng ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄎㄤˋ deoi3 kong3 to withstand
- 对方 對方 duì fāng ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄈㄤ deoi3 fong1 the other person; the other side; the other party
- 对于 對於 duì yú ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄩˊ deoi3 jyu1 regarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard to
- 对比 對比 duì bǐ ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄧˇ deoi3 bei2 to contrast
- 对准 對準 duì zhǔn ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄨㄣˇ deoi3 zeon2 to aim at
- 对照 對照 duì zhào ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄠˋ deoi3 ziu3 to contrast
- 对白 對白 duì bái ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄞˊ deoi3 baak6 dialogue (in a movie or a play)
- 对称 對稱 duì chèn ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄔㄣˋ deoi3 cing3 symmetry
牛
- 吹牛 chuī niú ㄔㄨㄟ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ceoi1 ngau4 to talk big; to brag; to shoot off one's mouth
- 奶牛 nǎi niú ㄋㄞˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ naai5 ngau4 milk cow
- 牛奶 niú nǎi ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄋㄞˇ ngau4 naai5 cow's milk
- 牛排 niú pái ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄆㄞˊ ngau4 paai4 steak
- 蜗牛 蝸牛 wō niú ㄨㄛ ㄋㄧㄡˊ wo1 ngau4 snail
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- 牛仔裤 牛仔褲 niú zǎi kù ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄗㄞˇ ㄎㄨˋ ngau4 zai2 fu3 jeans
- 丑牛 chǒu niú ㄔㄡˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ cau2 ngau4 Year 2, year of the Bull or Ox (e.g. 2009)
- 乳牛 rǔ niú ㄖㄨˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ jyu5 ngau4 dairy cattle
- 公牛 gōng niú ㄍㄨㄥ ㄋㄧㄡˊ gung1 ngau4 bull
- 原牛 yuán niú ㄩㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄡˊ jyun4 ngau4 aurochs (Bos primigenius), extinct wild ox
- 和牛 hé niú ㄏㄜˊ ㄋㄧㄡˊ wo4 ngau4 wagyu
- 土牛 tǔ niú ㄊㄨˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ tou2 ngau4 clay ox
- 大牛 dà niú ㄉㄚˋ ㄋㄧㄡˊ daai6 ngau4 (coll.) leading light
- 天牛 tiān niú ㄊㄧㄢ ㄋㄧㄡˊ tin1 ngau4 Longhorn beetle
- 小牛 xiǎo niú ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ siu2 ngau4 calf
- 斗牛 Dǒu Niú ㄉㄡˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ dau2 ngau4 Big Dipper and Altair (astronomy)
- 牦牛 氂牛 máo niú ㄇㄠˊ ㄋㄧㄡˊ lei4 ngau4 yak (Bos grunniens)
- 水牛 shuǐ niú ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ seoi2 ngau4 water buffalo
- 海牛 hǎi niú ㄏㄞˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ hoi2 ngau4 manatee
- 牛B niú B ㄋㄧㄡˊ B ngau4 see 牛屄
弹 彈
- 动弹 動彈 dòng tan ㄉㄨㄥˋ ˙ㄊㄢ dung6 daan6 to budge
- 反弹 反彈 fǎn tán ㄈㄢˇ ㄊㄢˊ faan2 daan6 to bounce
- 子弹 子彈 zǐ dàn ㄗˇ ㄉㄢˋ zi2 daan2 bullet
- 导弹 導彈 dǎo dàn ㄉㄠˇ ㄉㄢˋ dou6 daan2 (guided) missile
- 弹性 彈性 tán xìng ㄊㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ daan6 sing3 flexibility
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- 炸弹 炸彈 zhà dàn ㄓㄚˋ ㄉㄢˋ zaa3 daan2 bomb
- 飞弹 飛彈 fēi dàn ㄈㄟ ㄉㄢˋ fei1 daan2 (Tw) missile
- 原子弹 原子彈 yuán zǐ dàn ㄩㄢˊ ㄗˇ ㄉㄢˋ jyun4 zi2 daan2 atomic bomb; A-bomb
- Q弹 Q彈 Q tán Q ㄊㄢˊ daan6 (of a food's mouthfeel) springy
- 中弹 中彈 zhòng dàn ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄢˋ zung3 daan2 to get hit by a bullet; to get shot
- 卡弹 卡彈 kǎ dàn ㄎㄚˇ ㄉㄢˋ kaa1 daan2 to jam (rifle)
- 回弹 回彈 huí tán ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄢˊ wui4 daan6 (of sth that has been deformed) to spring back to original shape
- 实弹 實彈 shí dàn ㄕˊ ㄉㄢˋ sat6 daan2 live ammunition
- 小弹 小彈 xiǎo dàn ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄢˋ siu2 daan2 bomblet (of cluster bomb)
- 弹丸 彈丸 dàn wán ㄉㄢˋ ㄨㄢˊ daan6 jyun2 pellet
- 弹出 彈出 tán chū ㄊㄢˊ ㄔㄨ daan6 ceot1 to eject
- 弹力 彈力 tán lì ㄊㄢˊ ㄌㄧˋ daan6 lik6 elasticity
- 弹劾 彈劾 tán hé ㄊㄢˊ ㄏㄜˊ taan4 hat6 to impeach (an official)
- 弹匣 彈匣 dàn xiá ㄉㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄚˊ daan6 haap6 magazine (for ammunition)
- 弹唱 彈唱 tán chàng ㄊㄢˊ ㄔㄤˋ taan4 coeng3 to sing and play (plucked string instrument)
琴
- 钢琴 鋼琴 gāng qín ㄍㄤ ㄑㄧㄣˊ gong3 kam4 piano
- 小提琴 xiǎo tí qín ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄧˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ siu2 tai4 kam4 fiddle
- 伦琴 倫琴 Lún qín ㄌㄨㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ leon4 kam4 Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (1845-1923), German mechanical engineer
- 口琴 kǒu qín ㄎㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄣˊ hau2 kam4 harmonica
- 古琴 gǔ qín ㄍㄨˇ ㄑㄧㄣˊ gu2 kam4 guqin or qin, a long zither with seven strings, plucked with the fingers
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- 嘴琴 zuǐ qín ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄑㄧㄣˊ zeoi2 kam4 Jew's harp
- 坠琴 墜琴 zhuì qín ㄓㄨㄟˋ ㄑㄧㄣˊ zeoi6 kam4 same as 坠胡
- 弹琴 彈琴 tán qín ㄊㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ taan4 kam4 to play or strum a lute or other stringed instrument
- 提琴 tí qín ㄊㄧˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ tai4 kam4 instrument of the violin family (violin, viola, cello or double bass)
- 扬琴 揚琴 yáng qín ㄧㄤˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ joeng4 kam4 yangqin
- 抚琴 撫琴 fǔ qín ㄈㄨˇ ㄑㄧㄣˊ fu2 kam4 to play the zither
- 月琴 yuè qín ㄩㄝˋ ㄑㄧㄣˊ jyut6 kam4 yueqin, a lute with oval or octagonal sound box
- 木琴 mù qín ㄇㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄣˊ muk6 kam4 xylophone
- 柳琴 liǔ qín ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄣˊ lau5 kam4 liuqin lute, smaller version of the pipa 琵琶, with holes in the soundbox, and range similar to that of a violin
- 洋琴 yáng qín ㄧㄤˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ joeng4 kam4 variant of 扬琴
- 琴师 琴師 qín shī ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄕ kam4 si1 player of a stringed instrument
- 琴弓 qín gōng ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄥ kam4 gung1 bow (of a stringed instrument)
- 琴弦 qín xián ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ kam4 jin4 string (of a stringed instrument)
- 琴手 qín shǒu ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄕㄡˇ kam4 sau2 player of a stringed instrument
- 琴书 琴書 qín shū ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄕㄨ kam4 syu1 traditional art form, consisting of sung story telling with musical accompaniment
Example sentences
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跟 小人 说理 說理 ， 就 如同 对牛弹琴 對牛彈琴 。
Reasoning with a villain is pointless.
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