Learning Chinese is easier with our free resources! This series explains idioms and proverbs, valuable for various situations. Today’s idiom is 「耳後生風」, with more below.
This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「耳後生風」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.
Like the wind behind your ears. Describes the feeling behind the ear during intense, rapid exercise.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
ěr hòu shēng fēng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yi5 hau6 saang1 fung1
There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.

