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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
Sense（1）
cast pearls before swine
（ canonical ）
（ romanization ）
（ hiragana ）
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馬の耳に念仏
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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。
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