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对牛弹琴 — Chinese word meaning
HSK 7
对牛弹琴 (duì niú tán qín) is a Chinese word: to cast pearls before swine. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.
Meaning of 对牛弹琴
成语 idiom
to cast pearls before swine
你跟他讲这些高深的理论,简直是对牛弹琴。
Explaining these profound theories to him is like casting pearls before swine.
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对 is a component in 1 characters
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又 is a component in 38 characters
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寸 is a component in 25 characters
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牛 is a component in 13 characters
牛 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.
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弹 is not used as a component in any other character.
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弓 is a component in 14 characters
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琴 is not used as a component in any other character.
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王 is a component in 33 characters
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今 is a component in 5 characters
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