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耳聋眼花 — “To have failing hearing and eyesight, often due to old age”

耳聋眼花 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have failing hearing and eyesight, often due to old age”. To be hard of hearing and dim-sighted. Literally, “deaf ears and blurred eyes; deaf and dim-sighted”.

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耳聋眼花 Pronunciation and Pinyin

耳聋眼花 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
耳
ěr6ear, hearing, handle, only
聋
lóng11unable to hear
眼
yǎn11eye, insight, hole, crucial point
花
huā8Flower, spend, colorful, blurry

Example Sentence with 耳聋眼花

奶奶虽然已经八十多岁了,但依然耳聪目明,一点也没有耳聋眼花的样子。
Although Grandma is over eighty, she is still sharp of hearing and sight, showing no signs of failing hearing and eyesight.

Idioms Related to 耳聋眼花

Synonyms of 耳聋眼花

  • ěr耳lóng聋yǎn眼xiā瞎deaf and blind to surroundings

Antonyms of 耳聋眼花

  • ěr耳cōng聪mù目míng明sharp hearing and clear sight

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tí提miàn面mìng命give earnest, thorough instruction

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Questions about 耳聋眼花

What does 耳聋眼花 mean?

耳聋眼花 (ěr lóng yǎn huā) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have failing hearing and eyesight, often due to old age”.

How do you pronounce 耳聋眼花?

耳聋眼花 is pronounced ěr lóng yǎn huā in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 耳聋眼花 literally mean?

Literally, 耳聋眼花 means “deaf ears and blurred eyes; deaf and dim-sighted”. It is used to mean “to have failing hearing and eyesight, often due to old age”.

What is the Chinese definition of 耳聋眼花?

指年老体衰者听觉、视觉衰退。形容人对事物的知觉极为迟钝

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