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眼瞎耳聋

yǎn xiā ěr lóngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to be deaf and blind (idiom)
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-7037943c66f3d6b1. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

眼瞎耳聾 眼瞎耳聋 [yan3 xia1 er3 long2] /to be deaf and blind (idiom)/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 眼瞎耳聾

  • 眼
    yǎn

    eye (CL:隻|只[zhī],雙|双[shuāng]) / (often used with 一[yī]) a look / a glance / small hole / (bound form) salient point / classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc

  • 瞎
    xiā

    blind / groundlessly / foolishly / to no purpose

  • 耳
    ěr

    ear / handle (archaeology) / and that is all (Classical Chinese)

  • 聋
    lóng

    deaf

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.