耳边风

耳邊風
ěrbiānfēng
  1. lit. wind past your ear
  2. fig. sth you don't pay much attention to
  3. in one ear and out the other

CEDICT

unheeded advice; words that one doesn't pay much attention to

Wiktionary

耳边的风。语本汉．赵晔《吴越春秋．吴王寿梦传》：「富贵之于我，如秋风之过耳。」后比喻对所听到的事毫不关心。唐．杜荀鹤〈题赠兜率寺闲上人院〉诗：「百岁有涯头上雪，万般无染耳边风。」也作「耳旁风」。

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Entry Composition

1 耳边 ěrbiān by one's ear
2 风 fēng
  1. wind
  2. news
  3. style
  4. custom
  5. manner

classifiers: 陣, 絲

Containing this entry

当耳边风 dàngěrbiānfēng
  1. lit. to treat (what sb says) as wind past your ear
  2. fig. to completely disregard

Related entries

耳旁风 ěrpángfēng
  1. lit. wind past your ear
  2. fig. sth you don't pay much attention to
  3. in one ear and out the other
左耳入，右耳出 zuǒěrrù,yòuěrchū in one ear and out the other