风马牛不相及

風馬牛不相及
fēngmǎniúbùxiāngjí
idiom #76,561

Meanings

  1. 1 to have absolutely nothing to do with each other
  2. 2 completely unrelated; apples and oranges

Examples

Zhè liǎng jiàn shì fēngmǎniúbùxiāngjí, nǐ bié yìng chě zài yīqǐ.
These two things have nothing to do with each other — stop forcing them together.
Tā de huídá hé wèntí fēngmǎniúbùxiāngjí.
His answer had absolutely nothing to do with the question.
Nǐ jǔ de lìzi gēn wǒmen tǎolùn dehuà tí fēngmǎniúbùxiāngjí.
The example you gave is completely unrelated to what we're discussing.

Tips

history
From 《左传·》: the Duke of Chu says of Qi, '北海寡人南海风马牛' — 'Your realm is the North Sea, mine the South; even horses and cattle in heat couldn't find each other's territory.' here means animals in heat wandering off.
usage
Very common in modern speech to dismiss a false analogy or irrelevant comparison. Often follows /风马牛.

Stroke Order

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