馬の耳に念仏

Japanese
Kanji in this term
馬 耳 念 仏
うま
Grade: 2		 みみ
Grade: 1		 ねん
Grade: 4		 ぶつ
Grade: 5
kun’yomi goon
Alternative spelling
馬の耳に念佛 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Literally, “chanting prayers to the Buddha to a horse’s ear”.

Idiom

馬(うま)の耳(みみ)に念(ねん)仏(ぶつ) • (uma no mimi ni nenbutsu) 

  1. cast pearls before swine

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