Definition
耳边风 is a fixed expression meaning advice that is ignored or goes in one ear and out the other. It is often used with the verb 当 (dàng) in the pattern 把...当耳边风, meaning 'to treat (someone's words) as unheeded advice'. This idiom is typically used in cautionary or regretful contexts.
n.
unheeded advicewords that are ignored
Examples
- 耳边风。Tā bǎ fùmǔ de quàngào dàng ěr biān.He treats his parents' advice as unheeded advice.
- 耳边风。Zhèxiē huà nǐ qiānwàn bié dàng ěr biān.Don't ever treat these words as unheeded advice.
- 耳边风，。Lǎoshī de huà bù néng dàng ěr biān, yào rènzhēn tīng.You can't treat the teacher's words as unheeded advice; listen carefully.
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