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当耳边风

dàng ěr biān fēngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
lit. to treat (what sb says) as wind past your ear / fig. to completely disregard
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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:

當耳邊風 当耳边风 [dang4 er3 bian1 feng1] /lit. to treat (what sb says) as wind past your ear/fig. to completely disregard/

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Other forms in these source records: 當耳邊風

  • 当
    dāng

    (onom.) dong / ding dong (bell) / to be / to act as / manage / withstand / when / during / ought / should / match equally / equal / same / obstruct / just at (a time or place) / on the spot / right / just at

    dàng

    at or in the very same... / suitable / adequate / fitting / proper / to replace / to regard as / to think / to pawn / (coll.) to fail (a student)

  • 耳
    ěr

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

  • 边
    biān

    side / edge / margin / border / boundary / CL:個|个[gè] / simultaneously

    bian

    suffix of a noun of locality

  • 风
    fēng

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

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.