"Deaf" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 ěr lóng deaf
 lóng deaf
 kuì born deaf / deaf / obtuse
 lóng kuì deaf / fig. stupid and ignorant
 lóng yǎ deaf and dumb
 chōng ěr bù wén to block one's ears and not listen (idiom) / to turn a deaf ear
 lóng zi deaf person
 zhì ruò wǎng wén to turn a deaf ear to (idiom) / to pretend not to hear
 lóng yǎ rén a deaf mute person
 shī cōng to go deaf / to lose one's hearing / deafness / hearing loss
 gè zhí yī cí each sticks to his own version (idiom) / a dialogue of the deaf
 zhèn lóng fā kuì lit. so loud that even the deaf can hear (idiom) / rousing even the apathetic
 tīng ér bù wén to hear but not react (idiom) / to turn a deaf ear / to ignore deliberately
 gè zhí jǐ jiàn each sticks to his own view (idiom) / a dialogue of the deaf
 duì niú tán qín lit. to play the lute to a cow (idiom) / fig. offering a treat to an unappreciative audience / to cast pearls before swine / caviar to the general / to preach to deaf ears / to talk over sb's head
 wǔ yīn bù quán tone deaf / unable to sing in tune
 fā lóng zhèn kuì lit. so loud that even the deaf can hear (idiom) / rousing even the apathetic
 yǎn xiā ěr lóng to be deaf and blind (idiom)
  World Congress of the Deaf
  International Festival and Conference on the Language, Culture and History of Deaf People
  World Federation of the Deaf
 tīng bù jìn qu not to listen / to be deaf to
 yīn chī tone deaf
 lóng rén deaf person / hearing-impaired person
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