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Sentence
Whatever you say to him, it's like casting pearls before swine.
Chinese (Simplified) Translation
对他说什么都是徒劳无益。
Chinese (Traditional) Translation
對他說什麼都像對牛彈琴。
Korean Translation
그에게 무슨 말을 해도 쇠귀에 경 읽기다.
Indonesian Translation
Apa pun yang kau katakan padanya sia-sia, seperti membacakan doa di telinga kuda.
Vietnamese Translation
Nói với anh ta thế nào cũng vô ích.
Tagalog Translation
Kahit ano pa ang sabihin mo sa kanya, parang nagdarasal sa tainga ng kabayo.
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Whatever you say to him, it's like casting pearls before swine.
Whatever you say to him, it's like casting pearls before swine.
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彼には何を言っても馬の耳に念仏だ。
Related words
馬の耳に念仏
Hiragana
うまのみみにねんぶつ
Phrase
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
人の忠告や意見を聞き入れない様子や、価値の分からない人にどんなによいことを言って聞かせても無駄であることのたとえ。
Easy Japanese Meaning
なにを言ってもまったくきかない人に、むだに大事なことを言うようす
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
对牛弹琴 / 白费口舌；劝说无效 / 把好东西给不懂珍惜的人
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
對牛彈琴，徒勞無功 / 忠言當耳邊風，毫無效果 / 把好意或珍貴之物給不懂珍惜的人，枉費心力
Korean Meaning
아무리 말해도 상대가 알아듣지 못해 효과가 없음 / 귀담아듣지 않는 사람에게 충고나 가르침을 해도 헛수고임 / 소귀에 경 읽기
Indonesian
Nasihat atau ajaran yang sia-sia bagi yang tak mau mendengar. / Berbicara kepada orang yang tak menghargai; tidak berdampak.
Vietnamese Meaning
nói cũng như không; khuyên bảo vô ích / đàn gảy tai trâu / nước đổ đầu vịt
Tagalog Meaning
walang saysay ang pangaral sa bingi / sayang ang salita sa hindi nakauunawa / hindi pinakikinggan; walang epekto ang paalala
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