ウマノミミニネンブツ
Meanings
Expression
Idiomatic
1. preaching to the deaf; (lit.) reading the nenbutsu into a horse's ear
Composed of
horse
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)