馬の耳に念仏

Literally, “chanting prayers to the Buddha to a horse’s ear”.

• (Tokyo) うまの・みみに・ねんぶつ [ùmá nó mìmíꜜ nì nèńbútsú] (Odakaꜛ + Odaka + Heiban – [2ꜛ]-[2]-[0])

• IPA^(key): [ɯ̟ma̠ no̞ mʲimʲi ɲ̟i nẽ̞mbɯ̟t͡sɨ]

馬(うま)の耳(みみ)に念(ねん)仏(ぶつ) • (uma no mimi ni nenbutsu) 

1. cast pearls before swine

• 犬(いぬ)に論(ろん)語(ご) (inu ni Rongo)
• 猫(ねこ)に小(こ)判(ばん) (neko ni koban)
• 豚(ぶた)に真(しん)珠(じゅ) (buta ni shinju)

• 馬(ば)耳(じ)東(とう)風(ふう) (bajitōfū)