言者谆谆，听者藐藐[yán zhě zhūn zhūn tīng zhě miǎo miǎo]
词典The speaker talked with great earnestness, but the audience paid little attention.
词典The words were earnest, but they fell on deaf ears.
1. 言者谆谆，听者藐藐。
The words were earnest but they fell on deaf ears.