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Chinese[edit]
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ear
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eat; food; to feed eat; food; to feed; animal feed
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trad. (耳食)
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耳
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食
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simp. #(耳食)
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耳
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食
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Literally: “to eat/digest with one's ears”.
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Pronunciation[edit]
耳食
- (literary, figurative) to believe all that one hears; to give ready credence to rumours
Derived terms[edit]
耳食
- (literary, figurative) rumours; hearsay