雞同鴨講
See also: 鸡同鸭讲
Chinese
fowl; chicken like; same; similar; together; alike; withduck to talk; speech; to speak; to tell; to explaintrad. (雞同鴨講) 雞 同 鴨 講 simp. (鸡同鸭讲) 鸡 同 鸭 讲 Literally: “a chicken talking to a duck”.
Etymology
Originally Cantonese.
Pronunciation
Idiom
雞同鴨講
- mutually unintelligible; unable to understand one another; talking about two different things; getting one's wires crossed