有耳無喙

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Chinese

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to have; there is; there are
to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be
 
ear not have mouth
trad. (有耳無喙)
simp. (有耳无喙)
alternative forms 有耳無嘴有耳无嘴
Literally: “to have ears, without a mouth”.

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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有耳無喙

  1. (Hokkien, figurative) Describes someone who listens but doesn't typically speak up with their opinion especially when they are expected to

Verb

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有耳無喙

  1. (Hokkien, figurative) to silently listen (without interrupting); to listen and be quiet

Synonyms

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Further reading

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  • 周长楫 [Zhou, Changji], editor (2006), “有耳无喙”, in 闽南方言大词典 MINNAN FANGYAN DA CIDIAN [Dictionary of Southern Min dialects] (overall work in Hokkien and Mandarin), Fuzhou: 福建人民出版社 [Fujian People's Publishing House], →ISBN, page 41.
  • 小川尚義 (OGAWA Naoyoshi), editor (1931–1932), “有耳無嘴”, in 臺日大辭典 [Taiwanese-Japanese Dictionary]‎[1] (overall work in Hokkien and Japanese), Taihoku: Government-General of Taiwan, →OCLC
  • Douglas, Carstairs (1873) “ū-hī bô-chhùi”, in Chinese-English Dictionary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Amoy, [With 1923 Supplement after the Appendix by Thomas Barclay, Shanghai: Commercial Press, Ltd.] edition (overall work in Hokkien and English), London: Trübner & Co., page 128; New Edition (With Chinese Character Glosses) edition, London: Presbyterian Church of England, 1899, page 128