傾耳
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Chinese[edit]
to overturn; to collapse; to lean to overturn; to collapse; to lean; to tend; to incline; to pour out |
ear | ||
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trad. (傾耳) | 傾 | 耳 | |
simp. (倾耳) | 倾 | 耳 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
傾⫽耳 (verb-object)
- to prick up one's ears
- to listen attentively
- 農夫莫不輟耕釋耒,褕衣甘食,傾耳以待命者。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE
- Nóngfū mòbù chuò gēng shì lěi, yú yī gān shí, qīng'ěr yǐ dài mìng zhě. [Pinyin]
- There is no farmer that does not plow the fields and till the land, in want of fine clothing and good food, keeping their ears open, ready for orders.
农夫莫不辍耕释耒,褕衣甘食,倾耳以待命者。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Derived terms[edit]
Korean[edit]
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傾 | 耳 |