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耳旁风

ěr páng fēngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
lit. wind past your ear / fig. sth you don't pay much attention to / in one ear and out the other
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

耳旁風 耳旁风 [er3 pang2 feng1] /lit. wind past your ear/fig. sth you don't pay much attention to/in one ear and out the other/

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Other forms in these source records: 耳旁風

  • 耳
    ěr

    ear / handle (archaeology) / and that is all (Classical Chinese)

  • 旁
    páng

    one side / other / different / lateral component of a Chinese character (such as 刂[dāo], 亻[rén] etc)

  • 风
    fēng

    wind / news / style / custom / manner / CL:陣|阵[zhèn],絲|丝[sī]

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.