驴唇不对马嘴 in English lu:2 chun2 bu4 dui4 ma3 zui3 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) a donkey's lips do not match a horse's mouth (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically beside the point
  • incongruous

Simplified Characters

驴 唇 不 对 马 嘴

Traditional Characters

驢 唇 不 對 馬 嘴

Pinyin

lu:2 chun2 bu4 dui4 ma3 zui3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

驴lv2variant of 驢|驴[lu:2] 唇chun2lip 不bu4(negative prefix) 对dui4right 马ma3surname Ma 嘴zui3mouth