洗耳恭听
洗耳恭听
xǐ ěr gōng tīng
to listen with respectful attention; (a polite request to sb to speak); we are all ears
verb
Traditional: 洗耳恭聽
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Definitions
- (verb) to listen with respectful attention
- (a polite request to sb to speak)
- we are all ears
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Related Words
耳目(ěr mù)— eyes and ears
→充耳不闻(chōng ěr bù wén)— to block one's ears and not listen (idiom); to turn a deaf ear
→眼观六路耳听八方(yǎn guān liù lù ěr tīng bā fāng)— lit. the eyes watch six roads and the ears listen in all directions
→眼观四面，耳听八方(yǎn guān sì miàn , ěr tīng bā fāng)— lit. the eyes observe all sides and the ears listen in all directions (idiom)
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