耳食

Chinese

ear
eat; food; to feed
eat; food; to feed; animal feed
 
trad. (耳食) 耳 食
simp. #(耳食) 耳 食
Literally: “to eat/digest with one's ears”.

Pronunciation

Verb

耳食

  1. (literary, figurative) to believe all that one hears; to give ready credence to rumours

Derived terms

  • 耳食不化
  • 耳食之徒
  • 耳食之聞 / 耳食之闻
  • 耳食之言
  • 耳食之談 / 耳食之谈
  • 耳食之論 / 耳食之论
  • 耳食目論 / 耳食目论
  • 道聽耳食 / 道听耳食

Noun

耳食

  1. (literary, figurative) rumours; hearsay
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