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Chinese
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to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be |
ear
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not have
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mouth
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| trad. (有耳無喙)
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有
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耳
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無
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喙
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| simp. (有耳无喙)
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有
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耳
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无
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喙
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| alternative forms
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有耳無嘴／有耳无嘴
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| Literally: “to have ears, without a mouth”.
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Pronunciation
Idiom
有耳無喙
- (Hokkien, figurative) Describes someone who listens but doesn't typically speak up with their opinion especially when they are expected to
Verb
有耳無喙
- (Hokkien, figurative) to silently listen (without interrupting); to listen and be quiet
Synonyms
Further reading
- 周长楫 , editor (2006), “有耳无喙”, in 闽南方言大词典 MINNAN FANGYAN DA CIDIAN (overall work in Hokkien and Mandarin), Fuzhou: 福建人民出版社 , →ISBN, page 41.
- 小川尚義 (OGAWA Naoyoshi), editor (1931–1932), “有耳無嘴”, in 臺日大辭典 (overall work in Hokkien and Japanese), Taihoku: Government-General of Taiwan, →OCLC
- Douglas, Carstairs (1873) “ū-hī bô-chhùi”, in Chinese-English Dictionary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Amoy, [With 1923 Supplement after the Appendix by Thomas Barclay, Shanghai: Commercial Press, Ltd.] edition (overall work in Hokkien and English), London: Trübner & Co., page 128; New Edition (With Chinese Character Glosses) edition, London: Presbyterian Church of England, 1899, page 128