交头接耳交頭接耳 jiāo tóu jiē ěr — to whisper to one another's ear
jiāo (first tone, high and level) tóu (second tone, rising) jiē (first tone, high and level) ěr (third tone, dipping)jiao1 tou2 jie1 er3
Traditional: 交頭接耳
to whisper to one another's ear
Levels 7–9· 2021 three-band, nine-level proficiency standardverb
Meanings
to whisper to one another's ear
to whisper to one another's ear
verb
Words containing 耳
- 耳朵ěrduo (third tone, dipping)ear
- 耳机耳機ěr (third tone, dipping) jī (first tone, high and level)headphones
- 耳光ěr (third tone, dipping) guāng (first tone, high and level)a slap on the face
- 耳环耳環ěr (third tone, dipping) huán (second tone, rising)earring
- 刺耳cì (fourth tone, falling) ěr (third tone, dipping)ear-piercing
- 耳目一新ěr (third tone, dipping) mù (fourth tone, falling) yī (first tone, high and level) xīn (first tone, high and level)a pleasant change
- 悦耳悅耳yuè (fourth tone, falling) ěr (third tone, dipping)sweet-sounding
- 耳熟能详耳熟能詳ěr (third tone, dipping) shú (second tone, rising) néng (second tone, rising) xiáng (second tone, rising)what's frequently heard can be repeated in detail (idiom)
- 面红耳赤面紅耳赤miàn (fourth tone, falling) hóng (second tone, rising) ěr (third tone, dipping) chì (fourth tone, falling)flushed with anger (or excitement)
- 耳闻目睹耳聞目睹ěr (third tone, dipping) wén (second tone, rising) mù (fourth tone, falling) dǔ (third tone, dipping)to witness personally