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交头接耳

jiāo tóu jiē ěrdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to whisper to one another's ear
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-f12d133a5396ec37. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

交頭接耳 交头接耳 [jiao1 tou2 jie1 er3] /to whisper to one another's ear/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 交頭接耳

  • 交
    jiāo

    to hand over / to deliver / to pay (money) / to turn over / to make friends / (of lines) to intersect

  • 头
    tóu

    head / hair style / the top / end / beginning or end / a stub / remnant / chief / boss / side / aspect / first / leading / classifier for pigs or livestock / CL:個|个[gè]

    tou

    suffix for nouns

  • 接
    jiē

    to receive / to answer (the phone) / to meet or welcome sb / to connect / to catch / to join / to extend / to take one's turn on duty / to take over for sb

  • 耳
    ěr

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

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.