"what does that have to do with the price of tea in China" meaning in English

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          "note": "в огоро́де — бузина́, а в Ки́еве — дя́дька (v ogoróde — buziná, a v Kíjeve — djádʹka, literally “there's elderberry in the vegetable garden but an uncle in Kiev”)",
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        "What's that got to do with the...?"
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      "note": "τρία πουλάκια κάθονταν και πλέκανε πουλόβερ (tría poulákia káthontan kai plékane poulóver, literally “three little birds were sitting, knitting sweaters”)",
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