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Pinyin ěr

Radical

耳

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耳 [ěr] 名【本义】: 耳朵 1. 听觉和平衡感觉的器官（通称“耳朵”）。 Ear organ of hearing and balance (commonly referred to as "ear"). 2. 像耳朵的东西。 Something that resembles an ear. 3. 像耳朵一样分列两旁的东西。 Things that are arranged like ears on both sides. 4. 听说。 To hear or to be told. 5. 文言助词，而已，罢了。 Classical particle, equivalent to "that is all" or "merely." 6. 文言语气词（大致同“矣”）。 Classical modal particle (roughly equivalent to "yi"). 动 1. 听到，听说。 To hear; to listen. 2. 附耳而语。 To whisper. 3. 通“佴”。退后，居次。 To withdraw; to be subordinate. 4. 表示限制，相当于“而已”、“罢了”。 Indicates limitation, equivalent to "that is all" or "merely." 5. 表示肯定或语句的停顿与结束，如同“矣”，相当于“了”、“啊”、“也”。 Indicates affirmation or a pause and conclusion in a statement, similar to "yi," equivalent to "le," "a," or "ye." 表示转折关系，相当于“而”。 Indicates a contrastive relationship, equivalent to "er." 引 1. 《说文》：耳，主听也。 "Shuo Wen": The ear is primarily for hearing. 2. 《白虎通·情性》：耳者，肾之候。 "Bai Hu Tong - Emotion and Nature": The ear is the sign of the kidneys. 3. 《春秋·元命苞》：耳者，心之候。 "Spring and Autumn - Yuan Ming Bao": The ear is the sign of the heart. 4. 《鬼谷子·权篇》：耳目者，心思之助也。 "Gui Gu Zi - Power": The ears and eyes are aids to the mind. 5. 《易·说卦》：坎为耳。 "Yi Jing - Explanation of Hexagrams": Kan represents the ear. 6. 明·刘基《苦斋记》：忠言逆耳利于行。 Ming - Liu Ji, "Record of the Bitter Study": Honest advice is unpalatable but beneficial for action. 7. 宋·苏轼《石钟山记》：事不目见耳闻，而臆断其有无，可乎? Song - Su Shi, "Record of Shizhong Mountain": If one does not see with their eyes or hear with their ears, can they arbitrarily speculate on existence?

耳鬓厮磨 ěr bìn sī mó

lit. heads rubbing together (idiom) / fig. very close relationship

耳鼻喉科 ěr bí hóu kē

otolaryngology department / ear, nose and throat department / E.N.T. department

耳坠 ěr zhuì

eardrop / earbob

耳坠子 ěr zhuì zi

eardrops (pendant jewelry) / earrings / CL:對|对[dui4],隻|只[zhi1]

耳垂 ěr chuí

earlobe

耳孔 ěr kǒng

earhole

耳廓 ěr kuò

outer ear / auricle / pinna

刺耳 cì ěr

ear-piercing

耳刮子 ěr guā zi

(coll.) a slap on one's face / a cuff

洗耳恭听 xǐ ěr gōng tīng

to listen with respectful attention / (a polite request to sb to speak) / we are all ears

悦耳 yuè ěr

sweet-sounding / beautiful (of sound)

抓耳挠腮 zhuā ěr náo sāi

to tweak one's ears and scratch one's cheeks (as an expression of anxiety, delight, frustration etc) (idiom)

掩人耳目 yǎn rén ěr mù

to fool people (idiom) / to pull the wool over people's eyes

迅雷不及掩耳 xùn léi bù jí yǎn ěr

as sudden as lightning / extremely sudden and swift

迅雷不及掩耳之势 xùn léi bù jí yǎn ěr zhī shì

Thunder is too fast to cover your ears

掩耳盗铃 yǎn ěr dào líng

lit. to cover one's ears whilst stealing a bell / to deceive oneself / to bury one's head in the sand (idiom)

土耳其 Tǔ ěr qí

Turkey

耳朵 ěr duo

ear / CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4],對|对[dui4] / handle (on a cup)

日耳曼 Rì ěr màn

Germanic

日耳曼人 rì ěr màn rén

Germanic people

咬耳朵 yǎo ěr duo

(coll.) to whisper in sb's ear

耳朵尖 ěr duǒ jiān

Tip ears

长耳朵 zhǎng ěr duǒ

long ears

耳光 ěr guāng

a slap on the face / CL:記|记[ji4]

侧耳 cè ěr

to bend an ear (to) / to listen

俯首帖耳 fǔ shǒu tiē ěr

bowed head and ears glued (idiom); docile and obedient / at sb's beck and call

震耳欲聋 zhèn ěr yù lóng

ear-splitting (idiom); deafening

耳濡目染 ěr rú mù rǎn

to be influenced

言犹在耳 yán yóu zài ěr

words still ringing in one's ears (idiom)

猫耳洞 māo ěr dòng

Cat ear hole