Dui Niu Tan Qin (Playing the Lute to a Cow)
Ku Yu Zhi Si (Dried Fish Market)
Si Mian Chu Ge (Songs of Chu on All Sides)
Wei Ru Lei Luan (As Precarious as a Stack of Eggs) |
In ancient times there was a man who played the zither very well. Once, he played a tune in front of a cow, hoping that the cow would appreciate it. The tune was melodious, but the cow showed no reaction, and just kept on eating grass. The man sighed, and went away. This idiom is use to indicate reasoning with stubborn people or talking to the wrong audience. |
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