Daily Chinese Proverb: Play Lute To A Cow

Posted by Charlie @ Discovering Mandarin Thursday, 8 October 2009 0 comments
This Chinese proverb refers to how you might miscommunicate with people by aiming the communication level too high. It can mean that the method of communication you are using to talk to someone is too sophisticated and therefore will not work. This proverb implies that someone speaks or writes without considering his audience. Generally speaking, it means the speaker or writer has over-estimated his listeners or readers. In these cases,...

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