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耳后生风 — “To feel the wind whistling past one's ears (due to rapid movement)”

耳后生风 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to feel the wind whistling past one's ears (due to rapid movement)”. To move with great speed. Literally, “wind generated behind the ears”.

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耳后生风 Pronunciation and Pinyin

耳后生风 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
耳
ěr6ear, hearing, handle, only
后
hòu6after, behind, empress
生
shēng5to be born, grow, or live
风
fēng4wind, air current, custom

Example Sentence with 耳后生风

他骑着自行车飞驰而过,耳后生风,很快就消失在路的尽头。
He rode his bicycle past at top speed, feeling the wind whistling past his ears, and quickly disappeared at the end of the road.

Idioms Related to 耳后生风

Synonyms of 耳后生风

  • ěr耳hòu后fēng风shēng生move with great speed

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
  • ěr耳páng旁fēng风something that goes in one ear and out the other

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Questions about 耳后生风

What does 耳后生风 mean?

耳后生风 (ěr hòu shēng fēng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to feel the wind whistling past one's ears (due to rapid movement)”.

How do you pronounce 耳后生风?

耳后生风 is pronounced ěr hòu shēng fēng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 耳后生风 literally mean?

Literally, 耳后生风 means “wind generated behind the ears”. It is used to mean “to feel the wind whistling past one's ears (due to rapid movement)”.

What is the Chinese definition of 耳后生风?

像耳后刮风一样。形容激烈、迅速运动时耳后根产生的感觉。

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