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耳
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Definitions
- 1. ear
- 2. handle (archaeology)
- 3. and that is all (Classical Chinese)
Example Sentences
1 shown耳 鳴嗎？
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Words Containing 耳
eardrum
joule (loanword)
Nathaniel
Turkish (language)
David Hilbert (1862-1943), German mathematician
a pleasant change
earache
fennec
flange
credulous person
to listen with respectful attention
(bird species of China) striated yuhina (Yuhina castaniceps)
slap
see 眼觀四面，耳聽八方|眼观四面，耳听八方[yǎn guān sì miàn , ěr tīng bā fāng]
to watch and listen attentively
bowed head and ears glued (idiom); docile and obedient
outer ear
Alzheimer's disease
(bird species of China) brown-eared bulbul (Hypsipetes amaurotis)
Siberian cocklebur (botany)
credulous
ear piercing hole; earring hole
spelt (Triticum spelta) (loanword)
lit. to treat (what sb says) as wind past your ear
earlobe
a Turk
lit. wind past your ear
whispering in sb's ear
ear nose and throat
trunnion
flushed with anger (or excitement)
earmuffs
internal auditory meatus (canal in temporal bone of skull housing auditory nerves)
(of sound) to never stop
unpleasant to hear
(men) sideburns
(idiom) you cannot always trust what you hear, but seeing is believing
to sound familiar
(bird species of China) short-eared owl (Asio flammeus)
lit. wind past your ear
outer ear
hearing ability
outer ear
eardrops (pendant jewelry)
middle ear
(dialect) henpecked
words still ringing in one's ears (idiom)
sb with preternaturally good hearing (in fiction)
ear
(bird species of China) white-eared sibia (Heterophasia auricularis)
subauricular gland
ear-piercing
(bird species of China) silver-eared laughingthrush (Trochalopteron melanostigma)
headphones
Malta
eardrum
ears
loan shark
base of the ear
seeing sth for oneself is better than hearing about it from others
(bird species of China) great eared nightjar (Eurostopodus macrotis)
ear ornament (earring, eardrop, stud etc)
to listen attentively
cochlea
credulous
lit. the eyes observe all sides and the ears listen in all directions (idiom)
outer ear
in one ear and out the other
tipsy and merry (idiom)
(bird species of China) blue-eared barbet (Megalaima australis)
simultaneous interpretation headset
snow fungus (Tremella fuciformis)
to prick up one's ears; to strain to hear sth
the walls have ears (idiom)
speech that grates on the ear (idiom); bitter truths
to tweak one's ears and scratch one's cheeks (as an expression of anxiety, delight, frustration etc) (idiom)
what's frequently heard can be repeated in detail (idiom)
earpick
(bird species of China) long-eared owl (Asio otus)
Hermes, in Greek mythology, messenger of the Gods
van der Waals
lit. to treat (what sb says) as wind past your ear
to fool people (idiom)
earpick
(bird species of China) chestnut-eared bunting (Emberiza fucata)
to pay no attention to outside matters
(bird species of China) silver-eared mesia (Leiothrix argentauris)
to be deaf and blind (idiom)
protruding ears
(coll.) a slap on one's face
bushel (eight gallons)
(molecular physics) van der Waals force
(coll.) to whisper in sb's ear
to approach sb's ear (to whisper)
eyes and ears
porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS)
to whisper in sb's ear
jug ears
ear thermometer
to believe what one sees, not what one hears (idiom). Don't believe what people tell you until you see if for yourself.
to refuse to listen
fat; plump; chubby
pleasing to the ear
Second book of Samuel
Nie Er (1912-1935), musician and composer of the PRC national anthem March of the Volunteer Army 義勇軍進行曲|义勇军进行曲
lit. like thunder piercing the ear
to prick up one's ear
aural vertigo
to slap on the face
Artemis (Greek goddess of the moon)
Lao Zi
(dialect) earpick
Turkish döner kebab
Robert Boyle (1627-1691), English chemist
tinnitus
to witness personally
(bird species of China) shikra (Accipiter badius)
deaf
earplug
loyal advice jars on the ears (idiom)
credulous
to prick up one's ear and listen carefully
earplug
lit. as the autumn breeze passes the ear (idiom); not in the least concerned
inner ear
headphones
auriculotherapy (ear acupuncture)
earmuff
raucous
white fungus (Tremella fuciformis)
Mt Xiong'er national geological park in 棗莊|枣庄[zǎo zhuāng], south Shandong
to hear of
Argus
lit. to cover one's ears whilst stealing a bell
cochlear implant
to whisper to one another's ear
white fungus (Tremella fuciformis)
handle (on a pot)
(bird species of China) Indochinese yuhina (Yuhina torqueola)
external auditory meatus
Auricularia auricula-judae, an edible fungus
credulous
with one's own ears
headphones
to give sincere advice (idiom)
earwax
ear dirt
Boyle (name)
lit. the eyes watch six roads and the ears listen in all directions
sweet-sounding
to be influenced
lit. to play together ear to ear and temple to temple (idiom)
tab (of a web browser)
otogenic
turquoise (gemstone) (loanword)
ear-splitting (idiom); deafening
to be hearing impaired
turquoise (gemstone) (loanword)
Germanic
(bird species of China) blue-eared kingfisher (Alcedo meninting)
ear
sharp ears and keen eyes (idiom)
lit. ears pure and peaceful (idiom)
First book of Samuel
Ear Care Day (March 3)
to block one's ears and not listen (idiom); to turn a deaf ear
to bend an ear (to)
earwax
Turkish delight
(bird species of China) red-whiskered bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus)
lit. the east wind blowing in a horse's ear (idiom)
ear-splitting
cochlear implant
walls have ears
wood ear; jelly ear (edible fungus)
inflammation of middle ear
a slap on the face
Turkey
earring
stud earring
Germanic language