Chinese learners move from characters to idioms as the highest level. This free resource explains 「馬耳東風」 below.
For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「馬耳東風」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.
A metaphor for treating other people’s words as wind in the ears.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
mǎ ěr dōng fēng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
ma5 yi5 dung1 fung1
The collection of Chinese idioms is enormous, with each one holding its own meaning and purpose. We hope these resources can assist you in better understanding and learning Chinese.
