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驴唇不对马嘴

lǘ chún bù duì mǎ zuǐ

6-character word Traditional 驢唇不對馬嘴

What 驴唇不对马嘴 means

1. (lit.) a donkey's lips do not match a horse's mouth (saying)
2. (fig.) wide of the mark; irrelevant; incongruous

The characters in 驴唇不对马嘴

• 驴lǘdonkey
• 唇chúnlip
• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 对duìright; correct; towards; at; for; concerning; regarding
• 马mǎhorse; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess
• 嘴zuǐmouth; beak; nozzle

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