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马耳东风

mǎ ěr dōng fēngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(lit.) the east wind blowing in a horse's ear (idiom) / (fig.) words one pays no heed to
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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.

Source record: cd-7566151c20ca45b8. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

馬耳東風 马耳东风 [ma3 er3 dong1 feng1] /(lit.) the east wind blowing in a horse's ear (idiom)/(fig.) words one pays no heed to/

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Other forms in these source records: 馬耳東風

  • 马
    mǎ

    horse / CL:匹[pǐ] / horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess / knight in Western chess

    Mǎ

    surname Ma / abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Mǎ lái xī yà]

  • 耳
    ěr

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

  • 东
    dōng

    east / host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest) / landlord

    Dōng

    surname Dong

  • 风
    fēng

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

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.