Literal: what would a monkey know of the taste of ginger?
2.
IndiaSouth Asiaproverbialpejorative
Figurative: used to say that someone lacking the necessary knowledge, refinement, or sensitivity cannot appreciate or judge the value or subtlety of something; equivalent to 'casting pearls before swine' in sentiment.
Examples:
HI: बंदर क्या जाने अदरक का स्वाद -
EN: In What a Fish Knows, the myth-busting...
EN: In fact, the invention of the Sombrero cock-
HI: बंदर क्या जाने अदरक का स्वाद - via
EN: Through the expansion of government ser- vices, the provision of safe harbor for under-.