馬耳東風
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Chinese[edit]
horse; surname | ear | easterly; spring wind | ||
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trad. (馬耳東風) | 馬 | 耳 | 東風 | |
simp. (马耳东风) | 马 | 耳 | 东风 |
Etymology[edit]
From a poem by Li Bai:
- 世人聞此皆掉頭,有如東風射馬耳。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- 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. [Pinyin]
- When the people of this world hear this, all shake their heads,
As if the east wind shot through the horse’s ear.
世人闻此皆掉头,有如东风射马耳。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˇ ㄦˇ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄈㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: mǎ-ěrdongfong
- Wade–Giles: ma3-êrh3-tung1-fêng1
- Yale: mǎ-ěr-dūng-fēng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: maaeeldongfeng
- Palladius: маэрдунфэн (maerdunfɛn)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʊŋ⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: má-ní-tong-hong
- Tâi-lô: má-ní-tong-hong
- Phofsit Daibuun: mafny'donghofng
- IPA (Xiamen): /mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ nĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /mã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ nĩ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tɔŋ³³ hɔŋ³³/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ nĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ nĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /mã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ nĩ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien)
Idiom[edit]
馬耳東風
- not the least bit concerned; completely indifferent
Synonyms[edit]
Japanese[edit]
Kanji in this term | |||
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馬 | 耳 | 東 | 風 |
ば Grade: 2 |
じ Grade: 1 |
とう Grade: 2 |
ふう Grade: 2 |
on’yomi |
Pronunciation[edit]
Idiom[edit]
- not the least bit concerned; completely indifferent
References[edit]
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