東風射馬耳
dōng​fēng​shè​mǎ'ěr

to fall on deaf ears

  • created reference approved 东风射马耳/東風射馬耳 → 东风吹马耳/東風吹馬耳 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    东风射马耳 / 東風射馬耳 dōng​fēng​shè​mǎ'ěr

    东风吹马耳 / 東風吹馬耳 dōng​fēng​chuī​mǎ'ěr

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 东风射马耳/東風射馬耳 · dōng​fēng​shè​mǎ'ěr · to fall on deaf ears — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    东风射马耳 / 東風射馬耳

    dōng​fēng​shè​mǎ'ěr

    to fall on deaf ears

    Literally "the east wind blows past a horse's ear"; describes someone who is completely indifferent to what they are being told or who ignores advice and criticism entirely

    东风 (literal) → 东风/東風 · dōng​fēng · east wind 射 (literal) → 射 · shè · to shoot 马 (literal) → 马/馬 · mǎ · horse 耳 (literal) → 耳 · ěr · ear

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense