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弹琴 Trad. 彈琴

tán qín
to play or strum a lute or other stringed instrument

Example Usage
对牛弹琴 Trad. 對牛彈琴

duì niú tán qín
lit. to play the lute to a cow (idiom) fig. offering a treat to an unappreciative audience to cast pearls before swine caviar to the general to preach to deaf ears to talk over sb's head

Example Usage
乱弹琴 Trad. 亂彈琴

luàn tán qín
to talk nonsense to behave like a fool
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弹指之间 | tanzhizhijian | tan zhi zhi jian
弹拨 | tanbo | tan bo
弹拨乐 | tanboyue | tan bo yue
弹拨乐器 | tanboyueqi | tan bo yue qi
弹斥 | tanchi | tan chi
弹壳 | danke | dan ke
弹片 | danpian | dan pian
弹牙 | tanya | tan ya
弹珠 | danzhu | dan zhu
弹球 | tanqiu | tan qiu
弹球盘 | tanqiupan | tan qiu pan
弹琴 | tanqin | tan qin
弹痕 | danhen | dan hen
弹痕累累 | danhenleilei | dan hen lei lei
弹尽援绝 | danjinyuanjue | dan jin yuan jue
弹尽粮绝 | danjinliangjue | dan jin liang jue
弹簧 | tanhuang | tan huang
弹簧刀 | tanhuangdao | tan huang dao
弹簧秤 | tanhuangcheng | tan huang cheng
弹簧锁 | tanhuangsuo | tan huang suo
弹簧门 | tanhuangmen | tan huang men
弹纠 | tanjiu | tan jiu
弹花 | tanhua | tan hua