窗外有耳 — “Walls have ears”
窗外有耳 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Walls have ears”. Meaning private conversations might be overheard and leaked. Literally, “Outside the window there are ears”.
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他们私下谈论公司的变动，小张提醒大家要小心，毕竟窗外有耳，消息传出去就不好了。
They were privately discussing company changes. Xiao Zhang reminded everyone to be careful, after all, walls have ears, and it wouldn't be good if the news got out.
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What does 窗外有耳 mean?
窗外有耳 (chuāng wài yǒu ěr) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Walls have ears”.
How do you pronounce 窗外有耳?
窗外有耳 is pronounced chuāng wài yǒu ěr in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 窗外有耳 literally mean?
Literally, 窗外有耳 means “Outside the window there are ears”. It is used to mean “Walls have ears”.
What is the Chinese definition of 窗外有耳?
指秘密言谈可能泄密