| 当 | dāng | to be; to act as; manage; withstand; when; during; ought; should; match equally; equal; same; obstruct; just at (a time or place); on the spot; right; just at |
| 当 | dàng | at or in the very same...; suitable; adequate; fitting; proper; to replace; to regard as; to think; to pawn |
| 耳 | ěr | ear; handle (archaeology); and that is all (classical Chinese) |
| 旁 | páng | beside; one side; other; side; self; the right-hand side of split Chinese character, often the phonetic |
| 风 | fēng | wind; news; style; custom; manner; CL:阵,丝 |
| 耳旁风 | ěr páng fēng | lit. wind past your ear; fig. sth you don't pay much attention to; in one ear and out the other |
