对牛弹琴 (對牛彈琴) duì niú tánqín

1. duì niú tánqín set phrase to play the lute to a cow; offering a treat to an unappreciative audience; to cast pearls before swine; caviar to the general; to preach to deaf ears
   Domain: Idiom 成语 , Subdomain: Music
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '對牛彈琴')
2. duì niú tán qín phrase to play the lute to a cow
   Domain: Buddhism 佛教 , Subdomain: Fo Guang Shan
   Notes: (Glossary of Humanistic Buddhism)

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• Volume 7: Buddhist General Knowledge - Class 16: Quotes from the Buddha's Teachings 第七冊　佛教常識 第十六課　佛語典故 Fo Guang Buddhist Textbooks 《佛光教科書》 — count: 1
• The Human Warmth of Humanistic Buddhism - 1 人間佛教的人情味 之一 Buddhism Series 10 - Humanistic Buddhism 《佛教叢書10－人間佛教》 — count: 1
• Harmony of Work with Body and Mind 工作與身心的和諧 Humanistic Buddhism Series 4 - Buddhism and Youth 《人間佛教系列4－佛教與青年》 — count: 1
• A World of Elevated Life 生命昇華的世界 Humanistic Buddhism Series 9 - Study of the Chan and Pure Land Schools 《人間佛教系列9－禪學與淨土》 — count: 1
• Standards for Language in Buddhist Monasteries 佛教叢林語言規範 Treatises on Humanistic Buddhism 《人間佛教論文集》 — count: 1
• I Can Tolerate this for a Lifetime 我就這樣忍了一生 Hundred Sayings 3 - A Win-Win Situation For All 《往事百語3－皆大歡喜》 — count: 1