馬耳東風

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Chinese

horse; surname ear easterly; spring wind
trad. (馬耳東風) 馬 耳 東風
simp. (马耳东风) 马 耳 东风

Etymology

From a poem by Li Bai:

世人聞此皆掉頭，有如東風射馬耳。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
世人闻此皆掉头，有如东风射马耳。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: Tang dynasty, Li Bai, 《答王十二寒夜獨酌有懷》
Shìrén wén cǐ jiē diàotóu, yǒu rú dōngfēng shè mǎ ěr.
When the people of this world hear this, all shake their heads,
As if the east wind shot through the horse’s ear.

Pronunciation

Idiom

馬耳東風

  1. not the least bit concerned; completely indifferent

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
馬 耳 東 風
ば
Grade: 2 		じ
Grade: 1 		とう
Grade: 2 		ふう
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Idiom

馬(ば)耳(じ)東(とう)風(ふう) • (bajitōfū) 

  1. not the least bit concerned; completely indifferent
    Synonyms: 豚に真珠, 犬に論語, 猫に小判, 馬の耳に念仏

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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