- 耳边风 ěrbiānfēng unheeded advice(metaphor) something heard but immediately ignored; in one ear and out the other. Also written [[耳旁风|耳旁風|er3 pang2 feng1]].
- 当耳边风 dàng'ěrbiānfēng in one ear and out the otherto completely disregard or ignore what someone says; to treat someone's words as wind passing your ear