"猫に小判" meaning in Japanese

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      "form": "猫に小判",
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          "猫",
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          "小",
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          "判",
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      "form": "neko ni koban",
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        "to give something valuable to someone who does not understand that value: to cast pearls before swine"
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          "cast pearls before swine",
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        {
          "word": "豚に真珠"
        },
        {
          "word": "犬に論語"
        },
        {
          "word": "馬耳東風"
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          "word": "馬の耳に念仏"
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        "Daijirin",
        "Daijisen",
        "ja:松村明"
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          "猫",
          "ねこ"
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          "こ"
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