対牛弾琴
Reading: たいぎゅうだんきん
Meaning: wasting effort on those who cannot appreciate it
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Example Sentence
Explaining it would just be like playing music to a cow.
Usage Notes
Literally means 'playing the lute to a cow'; used to describe futile attempts to communicate with or teach those who cannot understand.
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