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 海绵 海綿 hǎi mián (zoology) sea sponge / (esp.) dried sea sponge / sponge (made from polyester or cellulose etc) / foam rubber 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 下海 xià hǎi to go out to sea / to enter the sea (to swim etc) / (fig.) to take the plunge (e.g. leave a secure job, or enter prostitution etc) 海风 海風 hǎi fēng sea breeze / sea wind (i.e. from the sea) 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 东海 東海 dōng hǎi East China Sea / East Sea (Chinese mythology and ancient geography) 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 内耳 內耳 nèi ěr inner ear 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 浅海 淺海 qiǎn hǎi shallow sea / sea less than 200 meters deep 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 海王 hǎi wáng Poseidon, Greek god of the sea / Neptune, Roman god of the sea / Aquaman, DC comic book superhero / (slang) womanizer / player 震耳 zhèn ěr ear-splitting 耳饰 耳飾 ěr shì ear ornament (earring, eardrop, stud etc) 中国海 中國海 zhōng guó hǎi the China Seas (the seas of the Western Pacific Ocean, around China: Bohai Sea, Yellow Sea, East China Sea, South China Sea) 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 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 罗斯托夫 羅斯托夫 luó sī tuō fū Rostov-on-Don, Russian river port and regional capital close to Sea of Azov (north of the Black Sea) 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 海 hǎi ocean / sea / CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4] / great number of people or things / (dialect) numerous syn 大海 dà hǎi sea / ocean syn 海浪 hǎi làng sea wave 出海 chū hǎi to go out to sea / (neologism) to expand into overseas markets 陆地 陸地 lù dì dry land (as opposed to the sea) syn 颠簸 顛簸 diān bǒ to be jolted around (car on a bumpy road, boat on a rough sea, aircraft experiencing turbulence) / (fig.) to undergo a rough experience syn 海面 hǎi miàn the surface of the sea / ocean surface 火海 huǒ hǎi a sea of flames syn 打捞 打撈 dǎ lāo to salvage / to dredge / to fish out (person or object from the sea) syn 葬身 zàng shēn to bury a corpse / to be buried / (fig.) to die (at sea, in a fire etc) syn 海域 hǎi yù sea area / territorial waters / maritime space syn 大海捞针 大海撈針 dà hǎi lāo zhēn lit. to fish a needle from the sea / to find a needle in a haystack (idiom) syn 海星 hǎi xīng starfish / sea star 水边 水邊 shuǐ biān edge of the water / waterside / shore (of sea, lake or river) syn 海拔 hǎi bá height above sea level / elevation syn 远航 遠航 yuǎn háng to travel a great distance by sea or air / voyage / long-haul flight 海狮 海獅 hǎi shī sea lion syn 海景 hǎi jǐng seascape / sea view 深海 shēn hǎi deep sea syn 澎湃 péng pài (of the sea etc) surging / tempestuous / (fig.) highly emotional / fervent syn 人鱼 人魚 rén yú mermaid / dugong / sea cow / manatee / giant salamander syn 船运 船運 chuán yùn sea freight / shipping 海马 海馬 hǎi mǎ sea horse / hippocampus (abbr. for 海馬體|海马体[hai3ma3ti3]) 海胆 海膽 hǎi dǎn sea urchin 苦海 kǔ hǎi lit. sea of bitterness / abyss of worldly suffering (Buddhist term) / depths of misery syn 风平浪静 風平浪靜 fēng píng làng jìng lit. breeze is still, waves are quiet (idiom) / tranquil environment / all is quiet / a dead calm (at sea) syn 公海 gōng hǎi high sea / international waters 人海 rén hǎi a multitude / a sea of people syn 海战 海戰 hǎi zhàn sea warfare / naval battle 海事 hǎi shì maritime affairs / accident at sea syn 海平面 hǎi píng miàn sea level syn 外海 wài hǎi offshore / open sea 海难 海難 hǎi nàn perils of the sea syn 南海 nán hǎi South China Sea 水仙 shuǐ xiān narcissus / daffodil / legendary aquatic immortal / refers to those buried at sea / person who wanders abroad and does not return 黑海 hēi hǎi Black Sea 海运 海運 hǎi yùn shipping by sea 波罗的海 波羅的海 bō luó dì hǎi Baltic Sea 里海 lǐ hǎi Caspian Sea 滨海 濱海 bīn hǎi coastal / bordering the sea 海螺 hǎi luó sea snail / whelk / conch 瞒天过海 瞞天過海 mán tiān guò hǎi to cross the sea by a trick (idiom) / to achieve one's aim by underhanded means syn 海参 海參 hǎi shēn sea cucumber syn 深浅 深淺 shēn qiǎn deep or shallow / depth (of the sea) / limits of decorum syn 海陆空 海陸空 hǎi lù kòng sea land air (transport, or military operations) 海葵 hǎi kuí sea anemone 