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- talking about art with him is like playing the lute to a cow
How do you say
talking about art with him is like playing the lute to a cow in Chinese?
跟他谈艺术简直是对牛弹琴
(gēn tā tán yì-shù jiǎn-zhí shì duì niú tán qín)
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Related words and phrases:
wasting your words on someone who doesn't understand
对牛弹琴
ruining something by adding unnecessary details
画蛇添足
borrowing someone else's power or influence to intimidate others
狐假虎威
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