鸡同鸭讲

MEANING

1. 壹名noun

   lit. chicken speaking with duck

   • wǒmenjītóngyājiǎng,gēnběnwúfǎgōutōng.

     我们鸡同鸭讲，根本无法沟通。🔊

     We're talking like a chicken with a duck, completely unable to communicate.

2. 貳动verb

   fig. talking without communicating

   • wǒmenjītóngyājiǎng,gēnběnwúfǎgōutōng.

     我们鸡同鸭讲，根本无法沟通。🔊

     We were talking past each other like a chicken and a duck, and couldn't communicate at all.

3. 參动verb

   people not understanding each other

   • wǒmenjītóngyājiǎng,gēnběnwúfǎgōutōng.

     我们鸡同鸭讲，根本无法沟通。🔊

     We're talking past each other like a chicken and a duck, and we simply can't communicate.