成语——对牛弹琴

Meaning of the Idiom

dui niu tan qin（to play the lute for a bull）

Gong Mingyi was a famous musician in ancient times, who played the lute very well.

One day, while playing the lute indoors, Gong Mingyi saw a cow eating grass leisurely outside the window. He had a sudden whim to play some melodies for the cow. He first played the “Exercise of Qing Jiao”, but the cow still kept on eating grass with head lowered. He seemed to realize that the melody was too highbrow for the cow to understand.

So he played several other melodies, imitating the buzzing sounds of swarms of flying mosquitoes, and the bleats of a calf looking for its companions. At this, to his surprise, the cow stopped eating grass, but raised its head, pricked up its ears, wagged its tail and, pacing up and down in small steps, began to listen attentively.

对牛弹琴

 [duì niú tán qín]，比喻对不讲道理的人讲道理，对不懂得美的人讲风雅，也用来讥讽人讲话时不看对象。

出自汉代牟融撰写的《理惑论》。

例句

跟他说了半天，他就是不懂，真是对牛弹琴。

对调皮的小明讲道理简直是对牛弹琴。

你给他讲那些高科技理论简直是对牛弹琴！

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Meaning of Words

 

词语	华文解释	英文解释
优美动听	指美好、美妙的声音，听起来使人感动。亦有使人感到优美悦耳的意思。 例句：这位女歌唱家演唱的歌剧是那么优美动听，让所有在场的人都非常陶醉。	pleasant to the ears
敬重	意思是恭敬尊重，多用于下级对上级的态度。 例句：我们都很敬重这位老教师。	respect
无动于衷	衷:内心。心里一点儿也没有触动。指对应该关心、注意的事情毫不关心，置之不理。 例句：对于老师给他提的意见，他无动于衷。	poker face
毫无反应	指没有一点反应。 例句：看到他对警铃声毫无反应，大家明白原来他是一位听障者。	There is no response
闷不吱声	意思是沉默着不说一句话。 例句：老人低下头闷不吱声，只是不停的抽烟，似乎有无限的感慨与牢骚。	silence
模仿	指自觉或不自觉地重复他人的行为的过程。 例句：学习绘画，模仿名作是必要阶段。	imitation
哀鸣	意思是悲痛哀伤或凄厉地鸣叫。 例句：自从这只天鹅的伴侣去年不幸去世，它就不时地在这附近徘徊哀鸣。	a plaintive whine