弹琴 (彈琴) tánqín

tánqín verb to play or strum a lute or other stringed instrument
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '彈琴')

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  • 对牛弹琴(對牛彈琴) 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
  • 乱弹琴(亂彈琴) to talk nonsense; to behave like a fool

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