驴唇不对马嘴

Traditional: 驢唇不對馬嘴

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Dictionary entry

(lit.) a donkey's lips do not match a horse's mouth (saying)

What does 驴唇不对马嘴 mean?

驴唇不对马嘴 (lǘ chún bù duì mǎ zuǐ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(lit.) a donkey's lips do not match a horse's mouth (saying)

2(fig.) wide of the mark; irrelevant; incongruous

Character breakdown

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驴lǘvariant of 驢|驴[lu:2]唇chúnlip 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-对duìright; correct · towards; at; for 马Mǎsurname Ma · abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]嘴zuǐmouth · beak

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驴唇不对马嘴

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