左耳入，右耳出
Chinese
| left | ear | to enter | right (-hand) | ear | to go out; to come out; to occur to go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; (a measure word for dramas, plays, or operas) | |||
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| trad. (左耳入，右耳出) | 左 | 耳 | 入 | ， | 右 | 耳 | 出 | |
| simp. #(左耳入，右耳出) | 左 | 耳 | 入 | ， | 右 | 耳 | 出 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: zuǒ'ěr rù, yòu'ěr chū [Phonetic: zuóěrrù,yòuěrchū]
- Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄦˇ ㄖㄨˋ , ㄧㄡˋ ㄦˇ ㄔㄨ
- Tongyong Pinyin: zuǒ-ěr rù, yòu-ěr chu
- Wade–Giles: tso3-êrh3 ju4, yu4-êrh3 chʻu1
- Yale: dzwǒ-ěr rù-, yòu-ěr chū
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuooeel ruh, yoweel chu
- Palladius: цзоэр жу, юэр чу (czoer žu, juer ču)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐu⁵¹⁻⁵³ joʊ̯⁵¹ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zo2 ji5 jap6, jau6 ji5 ceot1
- Yale: jó yíh yahp, yauh yíh chēut
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzo2 ji5 jap9, jau6 ji5 tsoet7
- Guangdong Romanization: zo2 yi5 yeb6, yeo6 yi5 cêd1
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sɔː³⁵ jiː¹³ jɐp̚² jɐu̯²² jiː¹³ t͡sʰɵt̚⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
左耳入，右耳出
- (chiefly Cantonese) to go in one ear and out the other
Synonyms
- 左耳進，右耳出／左耳进，右耳出
- 左耳朵進，右耳朵出／左耳朵进，右耳朵出
See also
- (Thai) เข้าหูซ้ายทะลุหูขวา