Learning Chinese starts with basic single characters, but the next step is combining them into words. To go even further, mastering idioms is the challenge. Here, we offer free resources to help you explore advanced Chinese idioms. Today’s idiom is 「耳食之言」, explained below.
In this introduction, we explore the idiom 「耳食之言」. Its definition and ways to use it are shown below.
Ear eating: eating with ears. Refers to rumors that have no solid basis and have not been thought or analyzed.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
ěr shí zhī yán
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yi5 sik6 ji1 yin4
There’s no shortage of Chinese idioms, each offering unique meanings and ways to use them. This guide is here to assist you as you improve your understanding of the language.
