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豚に真珠
Hiragana
ぶたにしんじゅ
Phrase
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
価値のあるものを、それを理解できない人に与えても意味がないというたとえ。 / 能力や価値が活かされない状況のたとえ。
Easy Japanese Meaning
ねうちのあるものを、わからないあいてにあげてもむだというたとえ
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
对牛弹琴 / 明珠暗投 / 把好东西给不懂欣赏的人，徒劳无功
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
把珍貴的東西給不懂欣賞的人 / 徒勞地將好事物付諸不識貨者 / 對不懂的人說高深道理，白費心力
Korean Meaning
가치 모르는 사람에게 귀한 것을 주어도 소용없음 / 감식안 없는 대상에게 좋은 것을 줘도 효과 없음 / 귀한 것을 알아보지 못하는 대상에게 낭비함
Vietnamese Meaning
đem điều quý giá cho người không biết trân trọng / phí công, phí của vào kẻ không hiểu giá trị
Tagalog Meaning
Magbigay ng mahalagang bagay sa hindi marunong kumilala ng halaga / Pagsasayang ng mabuti o yaman sa hindi karapat-dapat / Hindi pinahahalagahan ang ibinibigay dahil hindi nauunawaan ang halaga
Sense（1）
(idiomatic) pearls to swine
→ to cast pearls before swine
（ canonical ）
（ romanization ）
（ hiragana ）
Quizzes for review
(idiomatic) pearls to swine
→ to cast pearls before swine
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豚に真珠
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Buying him expensive wine is like casting pearls before swine.
Buying him expensive wine is like casting pearls before swine.
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彼に高級なワインを買っても、豚に真珠だ。
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