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 fēng mǎ niú bù xiāng jí, 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 fēng mǎ niú bù xiāng jí.
His answer had absolutely nothing to do with the question.
Nǐ jǔ de lìzi gēn wǒmen tǎolùn de huàtí fēng mǎ niú bù xiāng jí.
The example you gave is completely unrelated to what we're discussing.

Tips

history
From 《·》: the Duke of Chu says of Qi, '寡人' — '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 /.

Stroke Order

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