耳边风 — “Unheeded advice”
耳边风 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Unheeded advice”. Words that go in one ear and out the other. Literally, “wind by the ear”.
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耳边风 Pronunciation and Pinyin
耳边风 Character Breakdown
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老师的反复提醒，他都当成了耳边风，一点也没放在心上。
He took the teacher's repeated reminders as mere unheeded advice, not taking any of them to heart.
Idioms Related to 耳边风
Antonyms of 耳边风
More idioms starting with 耳
- ěr耳bù不rěn忍wén闻too dreadful to hear
- ěr耳bù不páng旁tīng听listen with undivided attention
- ěr耳bù不lí离sāi腮extremely close and intimate
- ěr耳xí习mù目rǎn染imperceptibly influenced by surroundings
- ěr耳hòu后shēng生fēng风move with great speed
- ěr耳hòu后fēng风shēng生move with great speed
- ěr耳tīng听bā八fāng方listen in all directions
- ěr耳tīng听xīn心shòu受listen attentively and take to heart
- ěr耳tīng听shì是xū虚，，yǎn眼jiàn见wéi为shí实Seeing is believing
- ěr耳tīng听shì是xū虚，，yǎn眼jiàn见shì是shí实Seeing is believing
- ěr耳bào报shén神an informer or a snitch
- ěr耳tí提miàn面mìng命give earnest, thorough instruction
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Open the tool →Questions about 耳边风
What does 耳边风 mean?
耳边风 (ěr biān fēng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Unheeded advice”.
How do you pronounce 耳边风?
耳边风 is pronounced ěr biān fēng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 耳边风 literally mean?
Literally, 耳边风 means “wind by the ear”. It is used to mean “Unheeded advice”.
What is the Chinese definition of 耳边风?
在耳边吹过的风。比喻听了不放在心上的话。