牛頭唔搭馬嘴
Chinese
ox; cow; bull head; (noun suffix) hold in mouth; bite; (Cant.) no/not build (scaffolding); take (boat, train); hangbuild (scaffolding); take (boat, train); hang; join; match; take passagehorse; surname mouth trad. (牛頭唔搭馬嘴) 牛 頭 唔 搭 馬 嘴 simp. (牛头唔搭马嘴) 牛 头 唔 搭 马 嘴
Pronunciation
Idiom
牛頭唔搭馬嘴
- (Cantonese) the answer is totally irrelevant to the question; a square peg cannot fit into a round hole; to be beside the point
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 驢脣不對馬嘴 (“to be irrelevant or incongruous”) [map]
Variety | Location | Words edit |
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 驢脣不對馬嘴, 驢頭不對馬嘴, 牛頭不對馬嘴 | |
Cantonese | Hong Kong | 牛頭唔搭馬嘴 |