đàn gảy tai trâu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Probably a calque of Chinese 對牛彈琴 (đối ngưu đàn cầm); literally "playing a musical instrument for a water buffalo"

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːn˨˩ ɣaj˧˩ taːj˧˧ t͡ɕəw˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːŋ˦˩ ɣaj˧˨ taːj˧˧ ʈəw˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːŋ˨˩ ɣaj˨˩˦ taːj˧˧ ʈəw˧˧]

Noun

đàn gảy tai trâu

  1. (idiomatic) a situation where you say something to someone and they simply would not listen or pay attention.
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