耳提面命 — “To give earnest and repeated instructions”
耳提面命 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to give earnest and repeated instructions”. To offer patient and thorough guidance, often from an elder or superior. Literally, “pulling one's ear and instructing face-to-face”.
耳提面命 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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More idioms starting with 耳
- ěr耳bù不rěn忍wén闻too dreadful to hear
- ěr耳bù不páng旁tīng听listen with undivided attention
- ěr耳bù不lí离sāi腮extremely close and intimate
- ěr耳xí习mù目rǎn染imperceptibly influenced by surroundings
- ěr耳hòu后shēng生fēng风move with great speed
- ěr耳hòu后fēng风shēng生move with great speed
- ěr耳tīng听bā八fāng方listen in all directions
- ěr耳tīng听xīn心shòu受listen attentively and take to heart
- ěr耳tīng听shì是xū虚，，yǎn眼jiàn见wéi为shí实Seeing is believing
- ěr耳tīng听shì是xū虚，，yǎn眼jiàn见shì是shí实Seeing is believing
- ěr耳bào报shén神an informer or a snitch
- ěr耳páng旁fēng风something that goes in one ear and out the other
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What does 耳提面命 mean?
耳提面命 (ěr tí miàn mìng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to give earnest and repeated instructions”.
How do you pronounce 耳提面命?
耳提面命 is pronounced ěr tí miàn mìng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 耳提面命 literally mean?
Literally, 耳提面命 means “pulling one's ear and instructing face-to-face”. It is used to mean “to give earnest and repeated instructions”.
What is the Chinese definition of 耳提面命?
不仅是当面告诉他，而且是提着他的耳朵向他讲。形容长辈教导热心恳切。