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(of sound) to never stop; to fall incessantly on the ear; to linger on
两耳不闻窗外事
liǎng ěr bù wén chuāng wài shì
to pay no attention to outside matters
中耳
zhōng ěr
middle ear
中耳炎
zhōng ěr yán
inflammation of middle ear; otitis media
交头接耳
jiāo tóu jiē ěr
to whisper to one another's ear
亲耳
qīn ěr
with one's own ears
人工耳蜗
rén gōng ěr wō
cochlear implant
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
倾耳
qīng ěr
to prick up one's ear; to listen attentively
倾耳细听
qīng ěr xì tīng
to prick up one's ear and listen carefully
倾耳而听
qīng ěr ér tīng
to listen attentively
充耳不闻
chōng ěr bù wén
to block one's ears and not listen (idiom); to turn a deaf ear
内耳
nèi ěr
inner ear
内耳道
nèi ěr dào
internal auditory meatus (canal in temporal bone of skull housing auditory nerves)
凸耳
tū ěr
flange; lug
刺耳
cì ěr
ear-piercing
及耳
jí ěr
(loanword) gill (unit)
同传耳麦
tóng chuán ěr mài
simultaneous interpretation headset
咬着耳朵
yǎo zhe ěr duo
whispering in sb's ear
咬耳朵
yǎo ěr duo
(coll.) to whisper in sb's ear
土耳其
tǔ ěr qí
Turkey
土耳其人
tǔ ěr qí rén
a Turk; Turkish person
土耳其旋转烤肉
tǔ ěr qí xuán zhuǎn kǎo ròu
Turkish döner kebab
土耳其玉
tǔ ěr qí yù
turquoise (gemstone) (loanword)
土耳其石
tǔ ěr qí shí
(mineralogy) (loanword) turquoise
土耳其语
tǔ ěr qí yǔ
Turkish (language)
土耳其软糖
tǔ ěr qí ruǎn táng
Turkish delight; Lokum
塞耳
sāi ěr
to block one's ears (not wishing to hear)
外耳
wài ěr
outer ear
外耳道
wài ěr dào
external auditory meatus; auditory canal, between the outer ear 外耳 and tympanum 鼓膜
大耳窿
dà ěr lóng
loan shark; usurer
头戴式耳机
tóu dài shì ěr jī
headphones
如雷贯耳
rú léi guàn ěr
lit. like thunder piercing the ear; a well-known reputation (idiom)
左耳入，右耳出
zuǒ ěr rù , yòu ěr chū
in one ear and out the other
当耳旁风
dàng ěr páng fēng
lit. to treat (what sb says) as wind past your ear; fig. to completely disregard
当耳边风
dàng ěr biān fēng
lit. to treat (what sb says) as wind past your ear; fig. to completely disregard
忠言逆耳
zhōng yán nì ěr
loyal advice jars on the ears (idiom)
悦耳
yuè ěr
sweet-sounding; beautiful (of sound)
想当然耳
xiǎng dāng rán ěr
variant of 想當然爾|想当然尔[xiang3 dang1 ran2 er3]
扇风耳朵
shān fēng ěr duo
protruding ears
打耳光
dǎ ěr guāng
to slap on the face; to box sb's ears
执牛耳
zhí niú ěr
to be the acknowledged leader (from the custom of a prince holding a plate on which lay the severed ears of a sacrificial bull at an alliance ceremony)
抓耳
zhuā ěr
(of a song or tune) catchy
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)
折耳根
zhé ěr gēn
chameleon plant; fish mint (Houttuynia cordata), esp. its edible rhizome
招风耳
zhāo fēng ěr
jug ears
拭目倾耳
shì mù qīng ěr
to watch and listen attentively
挖耳勺
wā ěr sháo
ear pick
掏耳
tāo ěr
to remove earwax with an ear pick
掏耳勺
tāo ěr sháo
ear pick
掩人耳目
yǎn rén ěr mù
to fool people (idiom); to pull the wool over people's eyes
掩耳
yǎn ěr
to refuse to listen
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)
撒母耳记上
Sāmǔ'ěrjì Shàng
First Samuel
From: Bible Ministry Phrasebook: Teaching Skills
撒母耳记下
Sāmǔ'ěrjì Xià
Second Samuel
From: Bible Ministry Phrasebook: Teaching Skills
斯佩耳特小麦
sī pèi ěr tè xiǎo mài
spelt (Triticum spelta) (loanword)
日耳曼
rì ěr màn
Germanic
日耳曼语
rì ěr màn yǔ
Germanic language
木耳
mù ěr
wood ear; jelly ear (edible fungus)
木耳菜
mù ěr cài
Malabar spinach (Basella alba)
李耳
lǐ ěr
Lao Zi
栗耳凤鹛
lì ěr fèng méi
(bird species of China) striated yuhina (Staphida castaniceps)
栗耳短脚鹎
lì ěr duǎn jiǎo bēi
(bird species of China) brown-eared bulbul (Hypsipetes amaurotis)
栗耳鹀
lì ěr wú
(bird species of China) chestnut-eared bunting (Emberiza fucata)
波义耳
bō yì ěr
Boyle (name); Robert Boyle (1627-91), British and Irish scientist and pioneer chemist
洗耳恭听
xǐ ěr gōng tīng
to listen with respectful attention; (a polite request to sb to speak); we are all ears
炮耳
pào ěr
trunnion; protrusions on either side of a cannon facilitating mounting and vertical pivot
焦耳
jiāo ěr
(loanword) joule
熊耳山
xióng ěr shān
Mt Xiong'er national geological park in 棗莊|枣庄[Zao3 zhuang1], south Shandong
爱耳日
ài ěr rì
Ear Care Day (March 3)
玻意耳
bō yì ěr
Robert Boyle (1627-1691), English chemist
白木耳
bái mù ěr
white fungus (Tremella fuciformis); snow fungus
白耳奇鹛
bái ěr qí méi
(bird species of China) white-eared sibia (Heterophasia auricularis)
眼瞎耳聋
yǎn xiā ěr lóng
to be deaf and blind (idiom)
眼见为实，耳听为虚
yǎn jiàn wéi shí , ěr tīng wéi xū
see 耳聽為虛，眼見為實|耳听为虚，眼见为实[er3 ting1 wei2 xu1 , yan3 jian4 wei2 shi2]
眼观六路耳听八方
yǎn guān liù lù ěr tīng bā fāng
lit. the eyes watch six roads and the ears listen in all directions; to be observant and alert (idiom)
眼观四处，耳听八方
yǎn guān sì chù , ěr tīng bā fāng
see 眼觀四面，耳聽八方|眼观四面，耳听八方[yan3 guan1 si4 mian4 , er3 ting1 ba1 fang1]
眼观四面，耳听八方
yǎn guān sì miàn , ěr tīng bā fāng
lit. the eyes observe all sides and the ears listen in all directions (idiom); fig. to be observant and alert
短耳鸮
duǎn ěr xiāo
(bird species of China) short-eared owl (Asio flammeus)
秋风过耳
qiū fēng guò ěr
lit. as the autumn breeze passes the ear (idiom); not in the least concerned
空耳
kōng ěr
to intentionally reinterpret a spoken expression as if one had misheard it, for the sake of humor (often, it is a phrase in a foreign language twisted into a similar-sounding phrase in one's native language with a completely different meaning) (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 空耳 "soramimi")
竖起耳朵
shù qǐ ěr duo
to prick up one's ears; to strain to hear sth
红耳鹎
hóng ěr bēi
(bird species of China) red-whiskered bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus)
纳塔乃耳
nà tǎ nǎi ěr
Nathaniel
耙耳朵
pā ěr duo
(dialect) henpecked; to be under one's wife's thumb
耳
ěr
ear
From: Chinese Characters Made Easy: Radicals & Memory Tricks
耳下腺
ěr xià xiàn
subauricular gland; parotid gland (salivary gland in the cheek)
耳光
ěr guāng
a slap on the face
耳刮子
ěr guā zi
(coll.) a slap on the side of the head
耳力
ěr lì
hearing ability
耳发
ěr fa
(men) sideburns; (women) lengths of hair that hang down over the temples
耳听为虚，眼见为实
ěr tīng wéi xū , yǎn jiàn wéi shí
(idiom) what one hears may be unreliable, but what one sees is true; seeing is believing
耳坠子
ěr zhuì zi
eardrops (pendant jewelry); earrings
耳垂
ěr chuí
earlobe
耳垢
ěr gòu
earwax
耳塞
ěr sāi
earplug; earphone
耳壳
ěr ké
outer ear; auricle; pinna
耳套
ěr tào
earmuff
耳子
ěr zi
handle (on a pot)
耳屎
ěr shǐ
earwax; cerumen
耳廓
ěr kuò
outer ear; auricle; pinna
耳廓狐
ěr kuò hú
fennec; Vulpes zerda
耳括子
ěr guā zi
variant of 耳刮子[er3 gua1 zi5]
耳挖
ěr wā
earpick; curette
耳挖勺
ěr wā sháo
(dialect) earpick; curette
耳挖子
ěr wā zi
earpick; curette
耳掴子
ěr guāi zi
slap
耳提面命
ěr tí miàn mìng
to give sincere advice (idiom); to exhort earnestly
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
耳朵
ěrduo
ears
From: Chinese HSK 2: Zero to Hero
耳朵眼儿
ěr duo yǎn r
earhole; ear piercing hole; earring hole
耳朵软
ěr duo ruǎn
credulous
耳机
ěr jī
headphones; earphones; telephone receiver
耳根
ěr gēn
base of the ear; ear; (Buddhism) sense of hearing
耳根子
ěr gēn zi
ear
耳根子软
ěr gēn zi ruǎn
credulous
耳根清净
ěr gēn qīng jìng
lit. ears pure and peaceful (idiom); to stay away from the filth and unrest of the world
耳根软
ěr gēn ruǎn
credulous
耳洞
ěr dòng
ear piercing hole; earring hole
耳温枪
ěr wēn qiāng
ear thermometer
耳源性
ěr yuán xìng
otogenic
耳源性眩晕
ěr yuán xìng xuàn yùn
aural vertigo
耳濡目染
ěr rú mù rǎn
to be influenced
耳熟
ěr shú
to sound familiar; familiar-sounding
耳熟能详
ěr shú néng xiáng
what's frequently heard can be repeated in detail (idiom)
耳片
ěr piān
tab (of a web browser)
耳环
ěr huán
earring
耳畔
ěr pàn
ears
耳痛
ěr tòng
earache
耳目
ěr mù
eyes and ears; sb's attention or notice; information
耳目一新
ěr mù yī xīn
a pleasant change; a breath of fresh air; refreshing
耳石
ěr shí
otolith
耳石症
ěr shí zhèng
benign paroxysmal positional vertigo; BPPV
耳罩
ěr zhào
earmuffs
耳聋
ěr lóng
deaf
耳聪目明
ěr cōng mù míng
sharp ears and keen eyes (idiom); keen and alert; perceptive
耳背
ěr bèi
to be hearing impaired
耳膜
ěr mó
eardrum; tympanum (of the middle ear); tympanic membrane
耳蜗
ěr wō
(anatomy) cochlea
耳蜡
ěr là
earwax; cerumen
耳语
ěr yǔ
to whisper in sb's ear; a whisper
耳软
ěr ruǎn
credulous
耳边风
ěr biān fēng
lit. wind past your ear; fig. sth you don't pay much attention to; in one ear and out the other
耳返
ěr fǎn
in-ear monitor (abbr. for 耳機返聽系統|耳机返听系统[er3 ji1 fan3 ting1 xi4 tong3]) (contrasted with 地返[di4 fan3])
