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うまのみみにねんぶつ
Meanings
Expression
Idiomatic
1. preaching to the deaf; (lit.) reading the nenbutsu into a horse's ear
Alt. forms
馬うまの耳みみに念ねん仏ぶつ
うまのみみにねんぶつ
Composed of
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)