当耳边风 — “To let something go in one ear and out the other”
当耳边风 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to let something go in one ear and out the other”. To pay no attention to what one hears. Literally, “Treat as wind by the ear”.
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当耳边风 Pronunciation and Pinyin
当耳边风 Character Breakdown
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他对父母的忠告总是当耳边风，从不认真听取。
He always let his parents' advice go in one ear and out the other, never taking it seriously.
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- dāng当zhī之wú无kuì愧well-deserved; fully merited
- dāng当zhī之yǒu有kuì愧feel unworthy of the honor
- dāng当rén仁bù不ràng让shoulder a just responsibility without hesitation
- dāng当jīn今zhī之wù务the most pressing matters at hand
- dāng当jīn今wú无bèi辈Unrivaled in the contemporary era
- dāng当xíng刑ér而wáng王endure torment then become king
- dāng当wù务zhī之jí急top priority urgent matter
- dāng当wù务shǐ始zhōng终maintain consistency from beginning to end
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Open the tool →Questions about 当耳边风
What does 当耳边风 mean?
当耳边风 (dàng ěr biān fēng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to let something go in one ear and out the other”.
How do you pronounce 当耳边风?
当耳边风 is pronounced dàng ěr biān fēng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 当耳边风 literally mean?
Literally, 当耳边风 means “Treat as wind by the ear”. It is used to mean “to let something go in one ear and out the other”.
What is the Chinese definition of 当耳边风?
比喻对听到的话毫不在意。