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耳染目濡 — “Ears stained, eyes moistened”

耳染目濡 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be subtly and gradually influenced by one's environment through constant exposure to what one sees and hears”. Literally, “Ears stained, eyes moistened”.

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耳染目濡 Pronunciation and Pinyin

耳染目濡 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
耳
ěr6ear, hearing, handle, only
染
rǎn9dye, stain, infect
目
mù5eye, item, or goal
濡
rú17to moisten, soak, or influence

Example Sentence with 耳染目濡

小明从小在图书馆长大,耳染目濡,对各种书籍都有着浓厚的兴趣。
Growing up in the library, Xiao Ming was imperceptibly influenced and developed a strong interest in all kinds of books.

Idioms Related to 耳染目濡

Synonyms of 耳染目濡

  • ěr耳rú濡mù目jī击subtly influenced by what one hears and sees
  • ěr耳rú濡mù目rǎn染subtly influenced by what one hears and sees

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 耳染目濡

What does 耳染目濡 mean?

耳染目濡 (ěr rǎn mù rú) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be subtly and gradually influenced by one's environment through constant exposure to what one sees and hears”.

How do you pronounce 耳染目濡?

耳染目濡 is pronounced ěr rǎn mù rú in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 耳染目濡 literally mean?

Literally, 耳染目濡 means “Ears stained, eyes moistened”. It is used to mean “to be subtly and gradually influenced by one's environment through constant exposure to what one sees and hears”.

What is the Chinese definition of 耳染目濡?

染:沾染;濡:沾湿。耳朵经常听到,眼睛经常看到,不知不觉地受到影响

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