what does that have to do with the price of tea in China en · X
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Meanings
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(colloquial, rhetoric) Used to indicate that a previous comment is irrelevant or non sequitur.
A: "I read that Senator Smith resigned." – B: "What colour is your favourite bicycle?" – A: "What does that have to do with the price of tea in China?"
My reaction is "What does this have to do with the price of tea in China?"
1972, American School Counselor Association, The School counselor, volume 20, page 7:To quote the old saying, "what does that have to do with the price of tea in China?" Talk about totally irrelevant.
2000, United States Senate, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Agricultural trade options: hearing before the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, →ISBN, page 103:
Synonyms
what does that have to do with the price of fish · what does that have to do with the price of corn
Translations (24)
fi miten se tähän liittyy? (a comment used to indicate that a previous comment is irrelevant or unimportant) · cmn 風馬牛不相及 /风马牛不相及 (a comment used to indicate that a previous comment is irrelevant or unimportant) · es ¿De dónde vienes? Manzanas traigo (a comment used to indicate that a previous comment is irrelevant or unimportant) · cmn 驢唇不對馬嘴 /驴唇不对马嘴 (a comment used to indicate that a previous comment is irrelevant or unimportant) · tr ne alakası var (a comment used to indicate that a previous comment is irrelevant or unimportant) · es qué tienen que ver los cojones con comer trigo (a comment used to indicate that a previous comment is irrelevant or unimportant) · pt o que tem a ver o cu com as calças? (a comment used to indicate that a previous comment is irrelevant or unimportant) · es manzanas traigo (a comment used to indicate that a previous comment is irrelevant or unimportant) · cmn 八竿子打不着 (a comment used to indicate that a previous comment is irrelevant or unimportant) · fr aucun rapport avec la choucroute (a comment used to indicate that a previous comment is irrelevant or unimportant) · tr kel alaka (a comment used to indicate that a previous comment is irrelevant or unimportant) · sv goddag yxskaft (a comment used to indicate that a previous comment is irrelevant or unimportant) · pl gdzie Rzym, gdzie Krym (a comment used to indicate that a previous comment is irrelevant or unimportant) · fa چه ربطی داشت به دهه فجر؟ (a comment used to indicate that a previous comment is irrelevant or unimportant) · gl e iso que ten que ver? (a comment used to indicate that a previous comment is irrelevant or unimportant) · cmn 八竿子打不著 (a comment used to indicate that a previous comment is irrelevant or unimportant) · az osturağın qulunca nə dəxli? (a comment used to indicate that a previous comment is irrelevant or unimportant) · fa چه ربطی داشت به ۲۲ بهمن؟ (a comment used to indicate that a previous comment is irrelevant or unimportant) · fr quel rapport avec la choucroute (a comment used to indicate that a previous comment is irrelevant or unimportant) · he מה עניין שמיטה אצל הר סיני (a comment used to indicate that a previous comment is irrelevant or unimportant) · pl co ma piernik do wiatraka (a comment used to indicate that a previous comment is irrelevant or unimportant) · az nə dəxli (a comment used to indicate that a previous comment is irrelevant or unimportant) · de nachts ist es kälter als draußen (a comment used to indicate that a previous comment is irrelevant or unimportant) · fi mitä tekemistä sillä on tämän kanssa? (a comment used to indicate that a previous comment is irrelevant or unimportant)