馬の耳に念仏

うまのみみにねんぶつ

Meanings

1. Expression preaching to the deaf (literally: chanting the nembutsu into a horse's ear) See also: 念仏 (ねんぶつ).

Kanji

• 馬 horse. Read as うま.
• 耳 ear. Read as みみ.
• 念 thought. Read as ネン.
• 仏 Buddha. Read as ブツ.

Example sentences

• 彼に忠告したところで、馬の耳に念仏だよ。
  Giving advice to him is like talking to a brick wall.

Word lists

• Idioms

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