lǘ chún bù duì mǎ zuǐdictionary entry
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(lit.) a donkey's lips do not match a horse's mouth (saying) / (fig.) wide of the mark; irrelevant; incongruous
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Original source entry:

驢唇不對馬嘴 驴唇不对马嘴 [lu:2 chun2 bu4 dui4 ma3 zui3] /(lit.) a donkey's lips do not match a horse's mouth (saying)/(fig.) wide of the mark; irrelevant; incongruous/

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驴唇不对马嘴
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