驢唇不對馬嘴 lǘ chún bù duì mǎ zuǐ

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

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. a donkey's lips do not match a horse's mouth (idiom)
  2. 2. fig. beside the point
  3. 3. incongruous

Characters

Character Meaning
驢 lǘ
donkey; variant of 驢lǘ[lu:2]
唇 chún HSK 6
lip; variant of 唇chún
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
對 duì
for; towards; at
馬 mǎ
horse; surname Ma
嘴 zuǐ HSK 3
mouth; beak; spout (of teapot etc)