傾耳
Chinese
to overturn; to collapse; to lean to overturn; to collapse; to lean; to tend; to incline; to pour out |
ear | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (傾耳) | 傾 | 耳 | |
| simp. (倾耳) | 倾 | 耳 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: qīng'ěr
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥ ㄦˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cing-ěr
- Wade–Giles: chʻing1-êrh3
- Yale: chīng-ěr
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chingeel
- Palladius: цинъэр (cinʺer)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: king1 ji5
- Yale: kīng yíh
- Cantonese Pinyin: king1 ji5
- Guangdong Romanization: king1 yi5
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰɪŋ⁵⁵ jiː¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
傾⫽耳 (verb-object)
- to prick up one's ears
- to listen attentively
- 農夫莫不輟耕釋耒，褕衣甘食，傾耳以待命者。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE
- Nóngfū mòbù chuò gēng shì lěi, yú yī gān shí, qīng'ěr yǐ dài mìng zhě. [Pinyin]
- There is no farmer that does not plow the fields and till the land, in want of fine clothing and good food, keeping their ears open, ready for orders.
农夫莫不辍耕释耒，褕衣甘食，倾耳以待命者。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Derived terms
- 傾耳拭目 / 倾耳拭目
- 傾耳注目 / 倾耳注目
- 傾耳細聽 / 倾耳细听
- 傾耳而聽 / 倾耳而听
- 拭目傾耳 / 拭目倾耳
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 傾 | 耳 |
Noun
傾耳 • (gyeong'i) (hangeul 경이)