耳食

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Chinese

ear
eat; food; to feed
eat; food; to feed; animal feed
 
trad. (耳食)
simp. #(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

Noun

耳食

  1. (literary, figurative) rumours; hearsay