耳朵 ěr duo ear / CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4],對|对[dui4] / handle (on a cup) syn 迷路 mí lù to lose the way / lost / labyrinth / labyrinthus vestibularis (of the inner ear) syn 咬耳朵 yǎo ěr duo (coll.) to whisper in sb's ear syn 爱耳日 愛耳日 ài ěr rì Ear Care Day (March 3) 满面 滿面 mǎn miàn across one's whole face / (smiling) from ear to ear 刺耳 cì ěr ear-piercing syn 进水 進水 jìn shuǐ to have water get in (one's ear, shoes etc) / to get flooded / inflow of water 耳语 耳語 ěr yǔ to whisper in sb's ear / a whisper syn 不绝于耳 不絕於耳 bù jué yú ěr (of sound) to never stop / to fall incessantly on the ear / to linger on syn 棒子 bàng zi stick / club / cudgel / maize (corn) / ear of maize / corncob / (derog.) Korean syn 耳膜 ěr mó eardrum / tympanum (of the middle ear) / tympanic membrane 木耳 mù ěr wood ear / jelly ear (edible fungus) / CL:朵[duo3] syn 侧耳 側耳 cè ěr to bend an ear (to) / to listen 交头接耳 交頭接耳 jiāo tóu jiē ěr to whisper to one another's ear syn 笑容可掬 xiào róng kě jū smiling wholeheartedly (idiom) / beaming from ear to ear syn 听写 聽寫 tīng xiě (of a pupil) to write down (in a dictation exercise) / dictation / (music) to transcribe by ear 银耳 銀耳 yín ěr white fungus (Tremella fuciformis) / silver tree-ear fungus syn 充耳不闻 充耳不聞 chōng ěr bù wén to block one's ears and not listen (idiom) / to turn a deaf ear syn 裂解 liè jiě pyrolysis / splitting (chemistry) syn 麦穗 麥穗 mài suì ear of wheat 置若罔闻 置若罔聞 zhì ruò wǎng wén to turn a deaf ear to (idiom) / to pretend not to hear syn 劈头盖脸 劈頭蓋臉 pī tóu gài liǎn lit. splitting the head and covering the face (idiom) / fig. pelting (with rain etc) / showering down syn 喜笑颜开 喜笑顏開 xǐ xiào yán kāi grinning from ear to ear (idiom) / beaming with happiness syn 中耳炎 zhōng ěr yán inflammation of middle ear / otitis media 耳饰 耳飾 ěr shì ear ornament (earring, eardrop, stud etc) 如雷贯耳 如雷貫耳 rú léi guàn ěr lit. like thunder piercing the ear / a well-known reputation (idiom) syn 附耳 fù ěr to approach sb's ear (to whisper) 耳鼓 ěr gǔ eardrum / tympanum (of the middle ear) / tympanic membrane syn 顺耳 順耳 shùn ěr pleasing to the ear syn 内耳 內耳 nèi ěr inner ear syn 耳鬓厮磨 耳鬢廝磨 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 syn 听而不闻 聽而不聞 tīng ér bù wén to hear but not react (idiom) / to turn a deaf ear / to ignore deliberately syn 外耳道 wài ěr dào external auditory meatus / auditory canal, between the outer ear 外耳 and tympanum 鼓膜 syn 稻穗 dào suì rice ear 中耳 zhōng ěr middle ear syn 逆耳 nì ěr unpleasant to hear / grates on the ear (of home truths) syn 耳旁风 耳旁風 ěr páng fēng lit. wind past your ear / fig. sth you don't pay much attention to / in one ear and out the other syn 外耳 wài ěr outer ear syn 咽鼓管 yān gǔ guǎn Eustachian tube (linking the pharynx 咽[yan1] to the tympanic cavity 鼓室[gu3 shi4] of the middle ear) / auditory tube 鼓室 gǔ shì tympanic cavity (of the middle ear) syn 耳 ěr ear / handle (archaeology) / and that is all (Classical Chinese) syn 屎 shǐ feces / excrement / a stool / (bound form) secretion (of the ear, eye etc) syn 穗 suì ear of grain / fringe / tassel syn 呖 嚦 lì sound of splitting / cracking 馘 guó (literary) to cut off the left ear of a slain enemy / the severed ear of a slain enemy 鳆 鰒 fù Haliotis gigantea / sea ear syn 擗 pǐ (literary) to beat the breast / to break off / to snap off (a branch, an ear of corn etc) syn 聝 guó cut off the left ear of the slain 耳边风 耳邊風 ěr biān fēng lit. wind past your ear / fig. sth you don't pay much attention to / in one ear and out the other syn 穟 suì ear of grain 秋风过耳 秋風過耳 qiū fēng guò ěr lit. as the autumn breeze passes the ear (idiom) / not in the least concerned syn 见机行事 見機行事 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 syn 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 傾耳細聽 qīng ěr xì tīng to prick up one's ear and listen carefully 马耳东风 馬耳東風 mǎ ěr dōng fēng lit. the east wind blowing in a horse's ear (idiom) / fig. words one pays no heed to 当耳旁风 當耳旁風 dàng ěr páng fēng lit. to treat (what sb says) as wind past your ear / fig. to completely disregard 当耳边风 當耳邊風 dàng ěr biān fēng lit. to treat (what sb says) as wind past your ear / fig. to completely disregard 合不拢嘴 合不攏嘴 hé bù lǒng zuǐ unable to conceal one's happiness, amazement, shock etc / grinning from ear to ear / mouth agape / gobsmacked syn 砧骨 zhēn gǔ incus or anvil bone of middle ear, passing sound vibration from malleus hammer bone to stapes stirrup bone 听骨 聽骨 tīng gǔ ossicles (in the middle ear) / also written 聽小骨|听小骨 锤骨 錘骨 chuí gǔ malleus or hammer bone of middle ear 耳针 耳針 ěr zhēn auriculotherapy (ear acupuncture) syn 满脸生花 滿臉生花 mǎn liǎn shēng huā all smiles / beaming from ear to ear 镫骨 鐙骨 dèng gǔ stapes or stirrup bone of middle ear, passing sound vibration to the inner ear 耳根 ěr gēn base of the ear / ear / (Buddhism) sense of hearing syn 圆窗 圓窗 yuán chuāng (anatomy) round window (one of the two openings from the middle ear into the inner ear) 羽裂 yǔ liè pinnation (splitting of leaves into lobes) 解理 jiě lǐ cleavage (splitting of minerals such as slate along planes) 胚胎分割 embryo splitting / twinning 头痛欲裂 頭痛欲裂 tóu tòng yù liè to have a splitting headache (idiom) 嚗 bó (onom.) sound of sth splitting or breaking apart / sound of an object falling to the ground / a cry of rage / Taiwan pr. [bo1] 磨刀不误砍柴工 磨刀不誤砍柴工 mó dāo bù wù kǎn chái gōng lit. sharpening the axe won't make the wood-splitting take longer (idiom) / fig. time invested in preparations is not lost / a beard well lathered is half shaved 瑱 tiàn (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 diǎn gem used as ear plug / jade earrings 倾耳 傾耳 qīng ěr to prick up one's ear / to listen attentively 前庭窗 qián tíng chuāng fenestra vestibuli (of inner ear) 卵圆窗 卵圓窗 luǎn yuán chuāng (anatomy) oval window (between the middle and inner ear) 果穗 guǒ suì ear (of corn or sorghum etc) / bunch (of grapes) / infructescence 谷穗 穀穗 gǔ suì ear of grain / gerbe (used on coats of arms) 耳鼻咽喉 ěr bí yān hóu ear nose and throat / otolaryngology 听小骨 聽小骨 tīng xiǎo gǔ ossicles (of the middle ear) / three ossicles, acting as levers to amplify sound, namely: stapes or stirrup bone 鐙骨|镫骨, incus or anvil bone 砧骨, malleus or hammer bone 錘骨|锤骨 听骨链 聽骨鏈 tīng gǔ liàn chain of ossicles (in the middle ear) 蓝耳病 藍耳病 lán ěr bìng porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) / blue-ear swine fever 蜗窗 蝸窗 wō chuāng fenestra cochleae (in middle 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 猪蓝耳病 豬藍耳病 zhū lán ěr bìng blue-ear pig disease 耳洞 ěr dòng ear piercing hole / earring hole 折角 zhé jiǎo to fold the corner of a page / to dog-ear 看着办 看著辦 kàn zhe bàn to do as one sees fit / to play it by ear (according to the circumstances) 耳根子 ěr gēn zi ear 咬着耳朵 咬著耳朵 yǎo zhe ěr duo whispering in sb's ear 耳温枪 耳溫槍 ěr wēn qiāng ear thermometer 左耳入，右耳出 zuǒ ěr rù , yòu ěr chū in one ear and out the other 耳廓 ěr kuò outer ear / auricle / pinna 耳壳 耳殼 ěr ké outer ear / auricle / pinna 耳郭 ěr guō outer ear / auricle / pinna syn 耳朵眼儿 耳朵眼兒 ěr duo yǎn r earhole / ear piercing hole / earring hole 