馬耳東風
Chinese
Etymology
From a poem by Li Bai:
- 世人聞此皆掉頭,有如東風射馬耳。 [Classical Chinese, trad.][▼ expand/hide]
- 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.]
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