Definition of 馬の耳に念仏 (うまのみみにねんぶつ)

うまみみねんぶつ

馬の耳に念仏

うまのみみにねんぶつ

umanomimininenbutsu

expression
preaching to the deaf, reading the nenbutsu into a horse's ear(idiom )
See also:念仏
Related Kanji
horse
ear
wish, sense, idea, thought, feeling, desire, attention
Buddha, the dead, France
Example sentences(showing 1 results)

かれ
ちゅうこ
忠告
うまみみねんぶつ
馬の耳に念仏
Giving advice to him is like talking to a brick wall