当耳边风 dàng'ěrbiānfēng in one ear and out the other Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 当 當 dàng verb to treat as To regard as; to treat as; to take for; to think (mistakenly)耳边风 耳邊風 ěrbiānfēng unheeded advice (metaphor) something heard but immediately ignored; in one ear and out the other. Also written 耳旁风 ěrpángfēng.