The head of a donkey is not the mouth of a horse
The head of a donkey is not the mouth of a horse
It means that the answer is not what you asked or the two answers do not match. The same as "the lips of a donkey are not the mouths of a horse".
Idiom explanation
[idiom]: the head of a donkey does not agree with the mouth of a horse. The same as "the lips of a donkey are not the mouths of a horse".
Idioms and allusions
[source]: Ming Dong said in the fifth chapter of the supplement to the journey to the West: "it's just one thing: it's not only beauty Yu, but also beauty Yu's head mate. If you ask for a moment, if the donkey's head is not right, you'll have to show your true colors."
Discrimination of words
When Chen Zhenggong heard these words, the donkey's head was not on the horse's mouth, and he was sweating. In Wu Jingzi's unofficial history of the scholars in Qing Dynasty, Chapter 52: Donkey lip is not the mouth of the horse, donkey lip is not the mouth of the horse
The head of a donkey is not the mouth of a horse
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1.find no fault in examining one 's heart
find no fault in examining one 's heart - nèi xǐng bù jiù
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2.utterly unscrupulous in its zeal to please its master
utterly unscrupulous in its zeal to please its master - zhí gǒu fèi yáo
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3.To reduce the essence to the end
To reduce the essence to the end - jiàng běn liú mò
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5.follow the tracks of an overthrown chariot -- follow the same old disastrous road
follow the tracks of an overthrown chariot -- follow the same old disastrous road - dǎo xí fù zhé
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7.When one man is in charge, ten thousand cannot be opened
When one man is in charge, ten thousand cannot be opened - yī fū dāng guān，wàn fū mò kāi
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10.The cicada's wings are heavy, and the weight is light
The cicada's wings are heavy, and the weight is light - chán yì wéi zhòng，qiān jūn wéi qīng
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