Meanings
- colloquialrhetoricUsed 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?"
2 more examples
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 7To 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 103Synonyms: what does that have to do with the price of corn, what does that have to do with the price of fish
Synonyms & antonyms
phraseUsed to indicate that a previous comment is irrelevant or non sequitur.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 八竿子打不著, 八竿子打不着
- 八竿子打不著 (bā gānzi dǎbùzháo)a comment used to indicate that a previous comment is irrelevant or unimportant
- 八竿子打不着 (bā gānzi dǎ bù zháo)a comment used to indicate that a previous comment is irrelevant or unimportant
- 風馬牛不相及 /风马牛不相及 (fēng mǎ niú bù xiāng jí)a comment used to indicate that a previous comment is irrelevant or unimportant
- 驢唇不對馬嘴 /驴唇不对马嘴 (lǘchún bùduì mǎzuǐ)a comment used to indicate that a previous comment is irrelevant or unimportant
Finnish mitä tekemistä sillä on tämän kanssa?, miten se tähän liittyy?
- mitä tekemistä sillä on tämän kanssa?a comment used to indicate that a previous comment is irrelevant or unimportant
- miten se tähän liittyy?a comment used to indicate that a previous comment is irrelevant or unimportant
French quel rapport avec la choucroute, aucun rapport avec la choucroute
- quel rapport avec la choucroutea comment used to indicate that a previous comment is irrelevant or unimportant
- aucun rapport avec la choucroutea comment used to indicate that a previous comment is irrelevant or unimportant
German nachts ist es kälter als draußen
- nachts ist es kälter als draußena comment used to indicate that a previous comment is irrelevant or unimportant
Hebrew מה עניין שמיטה אצל הר סיני
- מה עניין שמיטה אצל הר סיני (má 'inyán shmitá étzel hár sináy)a comment used to indicate that a previous comment is irrelevant or unimportant
Persian چه ربطی داشت به ۲۲ بهمن؟, چه ربطی داشت به دهه فجر؟
- چه ربطی داشت به ۲۲ بهمن؟a comment used to indicate that a previous comment is irrelevant or unimportant
- چه ربطی داشت به دهه فجر؟a comment used to indicate that a previous comment is irrelevant or unimportant
Polish co ma piernik do wiatraka, gdzie Rzym, gdzie Krym
- co ma piernik do wiatrakaa comment used to indicate that a previous comment is irrelevant or unimportant
- gdzie Rzym, gdzie Kryma comment used to indicate that a previous comment is irrelevant or unimportant
Portuguese o que tem a ver o cu com as calças?
- o que tem a ver o cu com as calças?a comment used to indicate that a previous comment is irrelevant or unimportant
Spanish qué tienen que ver los cojones con comer trigo, ¿De dónde vienes? Manzanas traigo
- qué tienen que ver los cojones con comer trigoa comment used to indicate that a previous comment is irrelevant or unimportant
- ¿De dónde vienes? Manzanas traigoa comment used to indicate that a previous comment is irrelevant or unimportant
- manzanas traigoa comment used to indicate that a previous comment is irrelevant or unimportant
Swedish goddag yxskaft
- goddag yxskafta comment used to indicate that a previous comment is irrelevant or unimportant
Turkish ne alakası var, kel alaka
- ne alakası vara comment used to indicate that a previous comment is irrelevant or unimportant
- kel alakaa comment used to indicate that a previous comment is irrelevant or unimportant
Cite this entry
what does that have to do with the price of tea in China. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/what%20does%20that%20have%20to%20do%20with%20the%20price%20of%20tea%20in%20China
“what does that have to do with the price of tea in China.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/what%20does%20that%20have%20to%20do%20with%20the%20price%20of%20tea%20in%20China. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “what does that have to do with the price of tea in China,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/what%20does%20that%20have%20to%20do%20with%20the%20price%20of%20tea%20in%20China.
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