Definitions

1. 1. lit. to play the lute to a cow (idiom)
2. 2. fig. offering a treat to an unappreciative audience
3. 3. to cast pearls before swine
4. 4. caviar to the general
5. 5. to preach to deaf ears
6. 6. to talk over sb's head

Components

• 对 duì – right
• 牛 Niú – surname Niu
• 弹琴 tán qín – to play or strum a lute or other stringed instrument