- lit. to treat (what sb says) as wind past your ear
- fig. to completely disregard
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to completely disregard
This expression is used to describe a situation where someone pays no attention to what is being said or ignores it completely, as if it is just wind blowing by.
I disregard what he said, I'm not concerned at all.
Generated collocations (experimental)
dàng ěr biān fēng当耳边风to treat as if it goes in one ear and out the otherbǎ把huà话dàng ěr biān fēng当耳边风to dismiss remarks casuallyyǐn听rén人dàng ěr biān fēng当耳边风to ignore what others sayduì dài对待bié ren别人dàng ěr biān fēng当耳边风to disregard others' opinionsbǎ把jiàn yì建议dàng ěr biān fēng当耳边风to ignore suggestionsjiāng将pī píng批评dàng ěr biān fēng当耳边风to brush off criticismbǎ把quàn gào劝告dàng ěr biān fēng当耳边风to pay no attention to advicejiāng将tóu sù投诉dàng ěr biān fēng当耳边风to take complaints lightly