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耳闻目睹

ěr wén mù dǔdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to witness personally
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-d7429723e7432261. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

耳聞目睹 耳闻目睹 [er3 wen2 mu4 du3] /to witness personally/

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Other forms in these source records: 耳聞目睹

  • 耳
    ěr

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

  • 闻
    wén

    to hear / news / well-known / famous / reputation / fame / to smell / to sniff at

    Wén

    surname Wen

  • 目
    mù

    eye / (literary) to look / to regard / eye (of a net) / mesh / mesh size / grit size (abbr. for 目數|目数[mù shù]) / item / section / list / catalogue / (taxonomy) order / name / title

  • 睹
    dǔ

    to observe / to see

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.