Giving irrelevant answers

驴唇不对马嘴

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Giving irrelevant answers

用法说明

"驴唇不对马嘴"是说驴的嘴唇和马的嘴巴对不上.这句话比喻一个人答非所问或前后说的不一致,也比喻两个事物不完全相关.

"驴唇不对马嘴" means a donkey's lips and a horse's mouth can't match each other. It is a metaphor which means a person answers a question irrelevantly or what he replies with is a paradox. It also means that two things are totally irrelevant.

例句

1. 甲：我认为每个人都应该有自己的梦想.

Jiǎ: Wǒ rènwéi měi ge rén dōu yīnggāi yǒu zìjǐ de mèngxiǎng.

A: I think everyone should have their own dream.

乙：我在问你的梦想是什么,你回答得真是驴唇不对马嘴.

Yǐ: Wǒ zài wèn nǐ de mèngxiǎng shì shénme, nǐ huídá dé zhēnshì lǘchún bú duì mǎzuǐ.

B: I am asking what your dream is; you gave me an irrelevant answer.

2. 甲：你看看你写的这篇文章,内容和题目简直是驴唇不对马嘴.

Jiǎ: Nǐ kànkàn nǐ xiě de zhè piān wénzhāng, nèiróng hé tímù jiǎnzhí shì lǘchún bú duì mǎzuǐ.

A: Look at the article you wrote, the content is totally irrelevant to the topic.

乙：你再好好看看,多看几次就会明白的.

Yǐ: Nǐ zài hǎohǎo kànkàn, duō kàn jǐ cì jiù huì míngbái de.

B: Please read it a few more times and you will understand.

(Source: myechinese.com)