牛頭不對馬嘴 in Chinese

IPA: /ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡su̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /ŋɐu̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ tɵy̯³³ maː¹³ t͡sɵy̯³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡su̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /ŋɐu̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ tɵy̯³³ maː¹³ t͡sɵy̯³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: niútóubùduìmǎzuǐ [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄇㄚˇ ㄗㄨㄟˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ngau⁴ tau⁴ bat¹ deoi³ maa⁵ zeoi² [Cantonese, Jyutping], niútóubùduìmǎzuǐ [Phonetic:niútóubúduìmázuǐ] [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], nióutóubùduèimǎzuěi [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], niu²-tʻou²-pu⁴-tui⁴-ma³-tsui³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], nyóu-tóu-bù-dwèi-mǎ-dzwěi [Mandarin, Yale], nioutourbudueymaatzoei [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], нютоубудуймацзуй [Mandarin, Palladius], njutoubudujmaczuj [Mandarin, Palladius], ngàuh tàuh bāt deui máh jéui [Cantonese, Yale], ngau⁴ tau⁴ bat⁷ doey³ maa⁵ dzoey² [Cantonese, Pinyin], ngeo⁴ teo⁴ bed¹ dêu³ ma⁵ zêu² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 牛頭不對馬嘴

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        "the answer is totally irrelevant to the question; a square peg cannot fit into a round hole; to be beside the point"
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          "beside the point"
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          "tags": [
            "formal",
            "Standard-Chinese"
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          "word": "驢脣不對馬嘴"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "formal",
            "Standard-Chinese"
          ],
          "word": "驢頭不對馬嘴"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "formal",
            "Standard-Chinese"
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          "word": "牛頭不對馬嘴"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Mandarin",
            "Luoyang"
          ],
          "word": "驢脣不對馬嘴"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Mandarin",
            "Yangzhou"
          ],
          "word": "六不答對"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Cantonese",
            "Hong-Kong"
          ],
          "word": "牛頭唔搭馬嘴"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Hakka",
            "Meixian"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄇㄚˇ ㄗㄨㄟˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ngau⁴ tau⁴ bat¹ deoi³ maa⁵ zeoi²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "niútóubùduìmǎzuǐ [Phonetic:niútóubúduìmázuǐ]"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nióutóubùduèimǎzuěi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "niu²-tʻou²-pu⁴-tui⁴-ma³-tsui³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nyóu-tóu-bù-dwèi-mǎ-dzwěi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nioutourbudueymaatzoei"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "нютоубудуймацзуй"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "njutoubudujmaczuj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡su̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "ngàuh tàuh bāt deui máh jéui"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ngau⁴ tau⁴ bat⁷ doey³ maa⁵ dzoey²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ngeo⁴ teo⁴ bed¹ dêu³ ma⁵ zêu²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ŋɐu̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ tɵy̯³³ maː¹³ t͡sɵy̯³⁵/",
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        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡su̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ŋɐu̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ tɵy̯³³ maː¹³ t͡sɵy̯³⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "牛頭不對馬嘴"
}

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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄇㄚˇ ㄗㄨㄟˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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      "zh-pron": "ngau⁴ tau⁴ bat¹ deoi³ maa⁵ zeoi²"
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        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "niútóubùduìmǎzuǐ [Phonetic:niútóubúduìmázuǐ]"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "nióutóubùduèimǎzuěi"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
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    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nyóu-tóu-bù-dwèi-mǎ-dzwěi"
    },
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nioutourbudueymaatzoei"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "нютоубудуймацзуй"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "njutoubudujmaczuj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡su̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ngàuh tàuh bāt deui máh jéui"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ngau⁴ tau⁴ bat⁷ doey³ maa⁵ dzoey²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ngeo⁴ teo⁴ bed¹ dêu³ ma⁵ zêu²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ŋɐu̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ tɵy̯³³ maː¹³ t͡sɵy̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: niútóubúduìmázuǐ]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡su̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ŋɐu̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ tɵy̯³³ maː¹³ t͡sɵy̯³⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "Standard-Chinese"
      ],
      "word": "驢脣不對馬嘴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "Standard-Chinese"
      ],
      "word": "驢頭不對馬嘴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "Standard-Chinese"
      ],
      "word": "牛頭不對馬嘴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Luoyang"
      ],
      "word": "驢脣不對馬嘴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yangzhou"
      ],
      "word": "六不答對"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Hong-Kong"
      ],
      "word": "牛頭唔搭馬嘴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Meixian"
      ],
      "word": "話三唔話兩"
    }
  ],
  "word": "牛頭不對馬嘴"
}

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"牛頭不對馬嘴" meaning in Chinese

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