当耳旁风
dàng ěr páng fēng
Pinyin

Definition

当耳旁风
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dàng ěr páng fēng
  1. lit. to treat (what sb says) as wind past your ear
  2. fig. to completely disregard

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

旁
páng
  1. 1 beside
  2. 2 one side
  3. 3 other
  4. 4 side
  5. 5 self
  6. 6 the right-hand side of split Chinese character, often the phonetic
旁边
páng biān
  1. 1 lateral
  2. 2 side
  3. 3 to the side
  4. 4 beside
耳
ěr
  1. 1 ear
  2. 2 handle (archaeology)
  3. 3 and that is all (Classical Chinese)
耳朵
ěr duo
  1. 1 ear
  2. 2 CL:隻|只[zhī],個|个[gè],對|对[duì]
  3. 3 handle (on a cup)
耳机
ěr jī
  1. 1 headphones
  2. 2 earphones
  3. 3 telephone receiver
一旁
yī páng
  1. 1 aside
  2. 2 to the side of
不绝于耳
bù jué yú ěr
  1. 1 (of sound) to never stop
  2. 2 to fall incessantly on the ear
  3. 3 to linger on
刺耳
cì ěr
  1. 1 ear-piercing
土耳其
Tǔ ěr qí
  1. 1 Turkey
旁人
páng rén
  1. 1 other people
  2. 2 bystanders
  3. 3 onlookers
  4. 4 outsiders
旁白
páng bái
  1. 1 aside (theater)
  2. 2 voice-over
  3. 3 background narration
旁若无人
páng ruò wú rén
  1. 1 to act as though there were nobody else present
  2. 2 unselfconscious
  3. 3 fig. without regard for others
旁观
páng guān
  1. 1 spectator
  2. 2 non-participant
旁观者
páng guān zhě
  1. 1 observer
  2. 2 spectator
旁观者清
páng guān zhě qīng
  1. 1 The person on the spot is baffled, the onlooker sees clear (idiom). The spectator sees more of the game.
木耳
mù ěr
  1. 1 edible tree fungus
  2. 2 CL:朵[duǒ]
耳光
ěr guāng
  1. 1 a slap on the face
  2. 2 CL:記|记[jì]
耳垂
ěr chuí
  1. 1 earlobe
耳塞
ěr sāi
  1. 1 earplug
  2. 2 earphone
耳套
ěr tào
  1. 1 earmuff
  2. 2 CL:副[fù]

Idioms (20)

俯首帖耳
fǔ shǒu tiē ěr
  1. 1 bowed head and ears glued (idiom); docile and obedient
  2. 2 at sb's beck and call
充耳不闻
chōng ěr bù wén
  1. 1 to block one's ears and not listen (idiom); to turn a deaf ear
如雷贯耳
rú léi guàn ěr
  1. 1 lit. like thunder piercing the ear
  2. 2 a well-known reputation (idiom)
忠言逆耳
zhōng yán nì ěr
  1. 1 loyal advice jars on the ears (idiom)
抓耳挠腮
zhuā ěr náo sāi
  1. 1 to tweak one's ears and scratch one's cheeks (as an expression of anxiety, delight, frustration etc) (idiom)
拱手旁观
gǒng shǒu páng guān
  1. 1 to watch from the sidelines and do nothing (idiom)
掩人耳目
yǎn rén ěr mù
  1. 1 to fool people (idiom)
  2. 2 to pull the wool over people's eyes
掩耳盗铃
yǎn ěr dào líng
  1. 1 lit. to cover one's ears whilst stealing a bell
  2. 2 to deceive oneself
  3. 3 to bury one's head in the sand (idiom)
旁敲侧击
páng qiāo cè jī
  1. 1 to make insinuations
  2. 2 to take an indirect approach (in making inquiries) (idiom)
旁观者清
páng guān zhě qīng
  1. 1 The person on the spot is baffled, the onlooker sees clear (idiom). The spectator sees more of the game.
旁门左道
páng mén zuǒ dào
  1. 1 dissenting religious sect (idiom); heretical school of opinion
  2. 2 dissident group
当局者迷，旁观者清
dāng jú zhě mí , páng guān zhě qīng
  1. 1 The person on the spot is baffled, the onlooker sees clear (idiom). The onlooker sees more of the game.
眼瞎耳聋
yǎn xiā ěr lóng
  1. 1 to be deaf and blind (idiom)
眼见为实，耳听为虚
yǎn jiàn wéi shí , ěr tīng wéi xū
  1. 1 to believe what one sees, not what one hears (idiom). Don't believe what people tell you until you see if for yourself.
  2. 2 It ain't necessarily so.
眼观六路耳听八方
yǎn guān liù lù ěr tīng bā fāng
  1. 1 lit. the eyes watch six roads and the ears listen in all directions
  2. 2 to be observant and alert (idiom)
眼观四面，耳听八方
yǎn guān sì miàn , ěr tīng bā fāng
  1. 1 lit. the eyes observe all sides and the ears listen in all directions (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be observant and alert
秋风过耳
qiū fēng guò ěr
  1. 1 lit. as the autumn breeze passes the ear (idiom); not in the least concerned
耳提面命
ěr tí miàn mìng
  1. 1 to give sincere advice (idiom)
  2. 2 to exhort earnestly
耳根清净
ěr gēn qīng jìng
  1. 1 lit. ears pure and peaceful (idiom)
  2. 2 to stay away from the filth and unrest of the world
耳熟能详
ěr shú néng xiáng
  1. 1 what's frequently heard can be repeated in detail (idiom)

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