左耳入，右耳出

左耳入，右耳出

Chinese

		left	ear	to enter		right (-hand)	ear	to go out; to come out; to occur to go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; (a measure word for dramas, plays, or operas)
simp. and trad. (左耳入，右耳出)		左	耳	入	，	右	耳	出

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zuǒ'ěr rù, yòu'ěr chū

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄦˇ ㄖㄨˋ, ㄧㄡˋ ㄦˇ ㄔㄨ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zo² ji⁵ jap⁶, jau⁶ ji⁵ ceot¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: zuǒ'ěr rù, yòu'ěr chū [Phonetic: zuóěrrù,yòuěrchū]
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄦˇ ㄖㄨˋ, ㄧㄡˋ ㄦˇ ㄔㄨ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuuoeel ruh, yoweel chu
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʐu⁵¹⁻⁵³ i̯oʊ̯⁵¹ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zo² ji⁵ jap⁶, jau⁶ ji⁵ ceot¹
    • Yale: jó yíh yahp, yauh yíh chēut
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzo² ji⁵ jap⁹, jau⁶ ji⁵ tsoet⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: zo² yi⁵ yeb⁶, yeo⁶ yi⁵ cêd¹
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔː³⁵ jiː¹³ jɐp̚² jɐu̯²² jiː¹³ t͡ʃʰɵt̚⁵/

Idiom

左耳入，右耳出

1. (chiefly Cantonese) to go in one ear and out the other

Synonyms

• 左耳進，右耳出／左耳进，右耳出
• 左耳朵進，右耳朵出／左耳朵进，右耳朵出

See also

• (Thai) เข้าหูซ้ายทะลุหูขวา