ěr
biān
fēng

idiom
common

Meaning of 耳边风

耳边风 means unheeded advice; words that go in one ear and out the other. Pronounced ěr biān fēng.

  • unheeded advice; words that go in one ear and out the other

Definitions & Examples

ma
de
huà
dàng
ěr
biān
fēng
 
xiàn
zài
hòu
huǐ
le
 

I treated my mom's words like water off a duck's back, and now I deeply regret it.

Lǎo
shī
kǒu
xīn
de
quàn
shuō
 
què
dàng
zuò
ěr
biān
fēng
 

The teacher advised him with great patience, but he took it in one ear and out the other.

Bié
zhǎng
bèi
de
quàn
gào
dàng
ěr
biān
fēng
 
fǒu
huì
chī
kuī
de
 

Don't treat your elders' advice like empty words, or you'll suffer losses.

Duì
de
jǐng
gào
 
chōng
ěr
wén
 
zhǐ
dàng
shì
ěr
biān
fēng
 

She turned a deaf ear to his warnings, treating them as mere idle talk.