To send a family letter or message, metaphorically referring to the act of conveying personal correspondence, especially from a distant home, often implying a loyal messenger.
他独自在外求学多年，每当佳节来临，总是盼望着能有黄耳传书，带来家里的问候和近况。
He had been studying alone far from home for many years, and whenever holidays approached, he always longed for 'yellow ear' to deliver letters, bringing greetings and updates from his family.
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Ancient
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During the Western Jin Dynasty, the renowned scholar Lu Ji left his hometown, Huating in Zhejiang, to serve as an official in the capital, Luoyang. He hadn't received any family letters for a long time, so he wrote a letter, placed it in a bamboo tube, attached it to the neck of his hunting dog, Huang Er (Yellow Ear), and sent it to his old home in Zhejiang.
The intelligent Huang Er traveled tirelessly to Huating, obtained a reply, and completed the round trip in just 25 days.
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