耳旁风 — “Something that goes in one ear and out the other”
耳旁风 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “something that goes in one ear and out the other”. To pay no heed to what one hears.
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耳旁风 Pronunciation and Pinyin
耳旁风 Character Breakdown
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妈妈的反复叮嘱，他却当成了耳旁风，一点也没放在心上。
He treated his mother's repeated warnings as something that goes in one ear and out the other, not taking them to heart at all.
Idioms Related to 耳旁风
Synonyms of 耳旁风
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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What does 耳旁风 mean?
耳旁风 (ěr páng fēng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “something that goes in one ear and out the other”.
How do you pronounce 耳旁风?
耳旁风 is pronounced ěr páng fēng in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 耳旁风?
同“耳边风”。在耳边吹过的风。比喻听了不放在心上的话。