牛嚼牡丹 (ngau4 ziu6 maau5 daan1) — to not have the palate for refined food in Cantonese
ngauˎ₄牛ziuˍ₆嚼maauˏ₅牡daanˉ¹丹Mandarin Pinyin: niu2 jue2 mu3 dan5
Meaning of 牛嚼牡丹
nounto not have the palate for refined food
Example Sentences with 牛嚼牡丹
keoiˏ₅佢zanˉ¹真haiˍ₆係gauˊ²牛coengˎ₄嚼muiˏ₅牡daan1.丹。
He really doesn't appreciate fine things.
neiˏ₅你gam˗₃咁joengˍ₆樣gauˊ²牛coengˎ₄嚼muiˏ₅牡daan1,丹，saai˗₃嘥zo2.咗。
You're wasting it like this, like a bull chewing peonies.
sung˗₃送keoiˏ₅佢gam˗₃咁leng˗₃靚ge˗₃嘅je5,嘢，keoiˏ₅佢gauˊ²牛coengˎ₄嚼muiˏ₅牡daan1.丹。
Giving him such nice things, he's indifferent.
niˉ¹呢diˉ¹啲houˊ²好je5,嘢，mˎ₄唔houˊ²好gauˊ²牛coengˎ₄嚼muiˏ₅牡daan1.丹。
These are good things, don't treat them carelessly.
keoiˏ₅佢deoi˗₃對ngaiˍ₆藝seotˍ₆術gauˊ²牛coengˎ₄嚼muiˏ₅牡daan1.丹。
He has no appreciation for art.
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