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 棒子 bàng zi stick / club / cudgel / maize (corn) / ear of maize / corncob / (derog.) Korean syn 耳语 耳語 ěr yǔ to whisper in sb's ear / a whisper syn 刺耳 cì ěr ear-piercing 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 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 震耳欲聋 震耳欲聾 zhèn ěr yù lóng ear-splitting (idiom) / deafening syn 顺耳 順耳 shùn ěr pleasing to the ear syn 交头接耳 交頭接耳 jiāo tóu jiē ěr to whisper to one another's ear syn 耳膜 ěr mó eardrum / tympanum (of the middle ear) / tympanic membrane 听写 聽寫 tīng xiě (of a pupil) to write down (in a dictation exercise) / dictation / (music) to transcribe by ear 如雷贯耳 如雷貫耳 rú léi guàn ěr lit. like thunder piercing the ear / a well-known reputation (idiom) syn 侧耳 側耳 cè ěr to bend an ear (to) / to listen 喜笑颜开 喜笑顏開 xǐ xiào yán kāi grinning from ear to ear (idiom) / beaming with happiness syn 耳鼓 ěr gǔ eardrum / tympanum (of the middle ear) / tympanic membrane syn 笑容可掬 xiào róng kě jū smiling wholeheartedly (idiom) / beaming from ear to ear 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 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 麦穗 麥穗 mài suì ear of wheat 中耳 zhōng ěr middle ear syn 中耳炎 zhōng ěr yán inflammation of middle ear / otitis media 稻穗 dào suì rice ear 木耳 mù ěr wood ear / jelly ear (edible fungus) / CL:朵[duo3] syn 银耳 銀耳 yín ěr white fungus (Tremella fuciformis) / silver tree-ear fungus syn 附耳 fù ěr to approach sb's ear (to whisper) 外耳道 wài ěr dào external auditory meatus / auditory canal, between the outer ear 外耳 and tympanum 鼓膜 syn 满面 滿面 mǎn miàn across one's whole face / (smiling) from ear to ear 进水 進水 jìn shuǐ to have water get in (one's ear, shoes etc) / to get flooded / inflow of water 震耳 zhèn ěr ear-splitting 耳饰 耳飾 ěr shì ear ornament (earring, eardrop, stud etc) 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 咬耳朵 yǎo ěr duo (coll.) to whisper in sb's ear syn 屎 shǐ feces / excrement / a stool / (bound form) secretion (of the ear, eye etc) syn 耳 ěr ear / handle (archaeology) / and that is all (Classical Chinese) syn 胆 膽 dǎn gall bladder / courage / guts / gall / inner container (e.g. bladder of a football, inner container of a thermos) syn 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 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 穗 suì ear of grain / fringe / tassel syn 逆耳 nì ěr unpleasant to hear / grates on the ear (of home truths) 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 爱耳日 愛耳日 ài ěr rì Ear Care Day (March 3) 馘 guó (literary) to cut off the left ear of a slain enemy / the severed ear of a slain enemy 内 內 nèi inside / inner / internal / within / interior syn 理 lǐ texture / grain (of wood) / inner essence / intrinsic order / reason / logic / truth / science / natural science (esp. physics) / to manage / to pay attention to / to run (affairs) / to handle / to put in order / to tidy up syn 套房 tào fáng small room opening off another / inner room / suite / apartment / flat / (Tw) room with private bathroom 心扉 xīn fēi inner heart / soul syn 内在 內在 nèi zài inner / internal / intrinsic / innate 心声 心聲 xīn shēng heartfelt wish / inner voice / aspiration syn 素质 素質 sù zhì inner quality / basic essence 套间 套間 tào jiān vestibule / small inner room (opening to others) / suite / apartment 内涵 內涵 nèi hán meaningful content / implication / (semantics) connotation / inner qualities (of a person) syn 内侧 內側 nèi cè inner side 表里 表裡 biǎo lǐ the outside and the inside / one's outward show and inner thoughts / exterior and interior 眼角 yǎn jiǎo outer or inner corner of the eye / canthus syn 内核 內核 nèi hé core (of a fruit) / (fig.) the essence (of a concept or doctrine etc) / (geology) inner core / (computing) kernel syn 外场 外場 wài chǎng outer area (of a place that has an inner area) / dining area of a restaurant (as opposed to the kitchen) / outfield (baseball etc) / area outside a venue (e.g. exterior of a stadium) / field (maintenance, testing etc) / (Chinese opera) the area in front of the table on the stage syn 表里如一 表裡如一 biǎo lǐ rú yī external appearance and inner thoughts coincide (idiom) / to say what one means / to think and act as one syn 自治区 自治區 zì zhì qū autonomous region, namely: Inner Mongolia 內蒙古自治區|内蒙古自治区[Nei4 meng3 gu3 Zi4 zhi4 qu1], Guangxi 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区[Guang3 xi1 Zhuang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 qu1], Tibet 西藏自治區|西藏自治区[Xi1 zang4 Zi4 zhi4 qu1], Ningxia 寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族自治区[Ning2 xia4 Hui2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 qu1], Xinjiang 新疆維吾爾自治區|新疆维吾尔自治区[Xin1 jiang1 Wei2 wu2 er3 Zi4 zhi4 qu1] 洞房 dòng fáng secret inner room / bridal room syn 蒙古族 měng gǔ zú Mongol ethnic group of north China and Inner Mongolia syn 胸臆 xiōng yì inner feelings / what is deep in one's heart syn 登堂入室 dēng táng rù shì lit. from the main room, enter the inner chamber (idiom) / fig. to go to the next level / to attain a higher level syn 皇城 huáng chéng Imperial City, inner part of Beijing, with the Forbidden City at its center 内室 內室 nèi shì inner room / bedroom syn 阳奉阴违 陽奉陰違 yáng fèng yīn wéi outward devotion but inner opposition (idiom) / to pay lip service / to agree overtly, but oppose in secret syn 满洲里 滿洲里 mǎn zhōu lǐ Manzhouli, county-level city, Mongolian Manzhuur xot, in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾|呼伦贝尔[Hu1 lun2 bei4 er3], Inner Mongolia 临河 臨河 lín hé Linhe district of Bayan Nur city 巴彥淖爾市|巴彦淖尔市[Ba1 yan4 nao4 er3 shi4], Inner Mongolia 阴山 陰山 yīn shān Yin mountains in Inner Mongolia 内蒙古自治区 內蒙古自治區 nèi měng gǔ zì zhì qū Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, capital Hohhot 呼和浩特市[Hu1he2hao4te4 Shi4] (abbr. to 蒙[Meng3]) 内心世界 內心世界 nèi xīn shì jiè (one's) inner world 突厥 tū jué Turkic people, who lived across the Eurasian continent / (esp.) the Göktürks of medieval Inner Asia 脏腑 臟腑 zàng fǔ inner organs syn 辽河 遼河 liáo hé Liao River of northeast China, passing through Inner Mongolia, Hebei, Jilin and Liaoning 大青山 dà qīng shān Daqing Mountain in Hohhot 呼和浩特[Hu1 he2 hao4 te4], Inner Mongolia 意蕴 意蘊 yì yùn inner meaning / implication / connotation syn 热河 熱河 rè hé Rehe, Qing dynasty province abolished in 1955 and divided among Hebei, Liaoning and Inner Mongolia / refers to the Qing imperial resort at Chengde / see also 避暑山莊|避暑山庄[bi4 shu3 shan1 zhuang1] (history) 苏木 蘇木 sū mù sappan wood (Caesalpinia sappan), used in Chinese medicine / administrative subdivision of banner 旗 (county) in Inner Mongolia (Mongol: arrow) 二连 二連 èr lián Erlian Basin in Inner Mongolia 内膜 內膜 nèi mó inner membrane 内在美 內在美 nèi zài měi inner beauty 贺兰山 賀蘭山 hè lán shān Helan Mountains, lying across part of the border between Ningxia and Inner Mongolia 内胎 內胎 nèi tāi inner tube (of a tire) syn 内蒙古大学 內蒙古大學 nèi měng gǔ dà xué Inner Mongolia University 刘云山 劉雲山 liú yún shān Liu Yunshan (1947-), PRC politician, background in journalism in Inner Mongolia, head of the Central Propaganda Department 2002-2012 近臣 jìn chén member of a monarch's inner ministerial circle (old) 阿盟 ā méng Alxa League, a prefecture-level subdivision of Inner Mongolia (abbr. for 阿拉善盟[A1 la1 shan4 Meng2]) 内场 內場 nèi chǎng inner area (of a place that has an outer area) / the kitchen of a restaurant (as opposed to the dining area) / infield (baseball etc) / (Chinese opera) the area behind the table on the stage 绥远 綏遠 suí yuǎn old name for district of Hohhot city 呼和浩特[Hu1 he2 hao4 te4], Inner Mongolia 棺椁 棺槨 guān guǒ inner and outer coffins / coffin syn 旗 qí banner / flag / (in Qing times) Manchu (cf. 八旗[Ba1 qi2]) / administrative subdivision in inner Mongolia equivalent to 縣|县[xian4] county / CL:面[mian4] syn 召 zhào to call together / to summon / to convene / temple or monastery (used in place names in Inner Mongolia) syn 盟 méng oath / pledge / union / to ally / league, a subdivision corresponding to prefecture in Inner Mongolia syn 里带 裡帶 lǐ dài inner tube (of tire) syn 衷 zhōng inner feelings syn 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 蕴 蘊 yùn to accumulate / to hold in store / to contain / to gather together / to collect / depth / inner strength / profundity syn 