耳 朵 ěr duo ear / CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4],對|对[dui4] / handle (on a cup) 耳 ear / handle (archaeology) / and that is all (Classical Chinese) 果 穗 guǒ suì ear (of corn or sorghum etc) / bunch (of grapes) / infructescence 耳 根 子 ěr gēn zi ear 耳 根 ěr gēn base of the ear / ear / (Buddhism) sense of hearing 满 面 mǎn miàn across one's whole face / (smiling) from ear to ear 进 水 jìn shuǐ to have water get in (one's ear, shoes etc) / to get flooded / inflow of water 耳 语 ěr yǔ to whisper in sb's ear / a whisper 不 绝 于 耳 bù jué yú ěr (of sound) to never stop / to fall incessantly on the ear / to linger on 棒 子 bàng zi stick / club / cudgel / maize (corn) / ear of maize / corncob / (derog.) Korean 木 耳 mù ěr wood ear / jelly ear (edible fungus) / CL:朵[duo3] 侧 耳 cè ěr to bend an ear (to) / to listen 交 头 接 耳 jiāo tóu jiē ěr to whisper to one another's ear 笑 容 可 掬 xiào róng kě jū smiling wholeheartedly (idiom) / beaming from ear to ear 听 写 tīng xiě (of a pupil) to write down (in a dictation exercise) / dictation / (music) to transcribe by ear 充 耳 不 闻 chōng ěr bù wén to block one's ears and not listen (idiom) / to turn a deaf ear 麦 穗 mài suì ear of wheat 置 若 罔 闻 zhì ruò wǎng wén to turn a deaf ear to (idiom) / to pretend not to hear 喜 笑 颜 开 xǐ xiào yán kāi grinning from ear to ear (idiom) / beaming with happiness 中 耳 炎 zhōng ěr yán inflammation of middle ear / otitis media 耳 饰 ěr shì ear ornament (earring, eardrop, stud etc) 如 雷 贯 耳 rú léi guàn ěr lit. like thunder piercing the ear / a well-known reputation (idiom) 附 耳 fù ěr to approach sb's ear (to whisper) 顺 耳 shùn ěr pleasing to the ear 内 耳 nèi ěr inner ear 耳 鬓 厮 磨 ěr bìn sī mó lit. to play together ear to ear and temple to temple (idiom) / fig. (of a boy and a girl) to play together often during childhood 听 而 不 闻 tīng ér bù wén to hear but not react (idiom) / to turn a deaf ear / to ignore deliberately 外 耳 道 wài ěr dào external auditory meatus / auditory canal, between the outer ear 外耳 / and tympanum 鼓膜 稻 穗 dào suì rice ear 中 耳 zhōng ěr middle ear 咬 耳 朵 yǎo ěr duo (coll.) to whisper in sb's ear 逆 耳 nì ěr unpleasant to hear / grates on the ear (of home truths) 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 外 耳 wài ěr outer ear 爱 耳 日 Aì ěr rì Ear Care Day (March 3) 屎 feces / excrement / a stool / (bound form) secretion (of the ear, eye etc) 穗 ear of grain / fringe / tassel 馘 (literary) to cut off the left ear of a slain enemy / the severed ear of a slain enemy 鳆 Haliotis gigantea / sea ear 擗 (literary) to beat the breast / to break off / to snap off (a branch, an ear of corn etc) 聝 cut off the left ear of the slain 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 马 耳 东 风 mǎ ěr dōng fēng lit. the east wind blowing in a horse's ear (idiom) / fig. words one pays no heed to 穟 ear of grain 秋 风 过 耳 qiū fēng guò ěr lit. as the autumn breeze passes the ear (idiom) / not in the least concerned 见 机 行 事 jiàn jī xíng shì see the opportunity and act (idiom) / to act according to circumstances / to play it by ear / to use one's discretion 逆 耳 之 言 nì ěr zhī yán speech that grates on the ear (idiom) / bitter truths / home truths (that one does not want to hear) 倾 耳 细 听 qīng ěr xì tīng to prick up one's ear and listen carefully 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 合 不 拢 嘴 hé bù lǒng zuǐ unable to conceal one's happiness, amazement, shock etc / grinning from ear to ear / mouth agape / gobsmacked 砧 骨 zhēn gǔ incus or anvil bone of middle ear, passing sound vibration from malleus hammer bone to stapes stirrup bone 锤 骨 chuí gǔ malleus or hammer bone of middle ear 瑱 (literary) jade pendants attached to an official hat and hanging beside each ear, symbolizing refusal to listen to malicious talk / (literary) to fill up 琠 gem used as ear plug / jade earrings 倾 耳 qīng ěr to prick up one's ear / to listen attentively 咬 着 耳 朵 yǎo zhe ěr duo whispering in sb's ear 满 脸 生 花 mǎn liǎn shēng huā all smiles / beaming from ear to ear 谷 穗 gǔ suì ear of grain / gerbe (used on coats of arms) 耳 鼻 咽 喉 ěr bí yān hóu ear nose and throat / otolaryngology 镫 骨 dèng gǔ stapes or stirrup bone of middle ear, passing sound vibration to the inner ear 朽 木 不 可 雕 xiǔ mù bù kě diāo lit. rotten wood cannot be carved (idiom) / fig. you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear 耳 洞 ěr dòng ear piercing hole / earring hole 看 着 办 kàn zhe bàn to do as one sees fit / to play it by ear (according to the circumstances) 耳 温 枪 ěr wēn qiāng ear thermometer 耳 壳 ěr ké outer ear / auricle / pinna 耳 廓 ěr kuò outer ear / auricle / pinna 左 耳 入 ， 右 耳 出 zuǒ ěr rù , yòu ěr chū in one ear and out the other 耳 郭 ěr guō outer ear / auricle / pinna 耳 朵 眼 儿 ěr duo yǎn r earhole / ear piercing hole / earring hole 掏 耳 tāo ěr to remove earwax with an ear pick 采 耳 cǎi ěr to remove earwax with an ear pick 耳 道 ěr dào (anatomy) ear canal
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