hear readily without comprehending what is heard(ěr shí zhī tán)

hear readily without comprehending what is heard

In Chinese, Pinyin is ě RSH í zh ī t á n, which means eating with the ear. It means believing rumors without thinking. It comes from the preface to the chronology of the six kingdoms in historical records.

The origin of Idioms

Sima Qian of the Western Han Dynasty wrote in historical records preface to the chronology of the six Kingdoms: "scholars have heard that Qin's position as an emperor is getting shallower and shallower. They don't pay attention to it all the time. They laugh at it and dare not say it. This is the same as eating it with ears."

Idiom grammar

The sixth volume of Ruan Kuisheng's "Chayu Hakka dialect" in Qing Dynasty: "this ~, it's better to lead the Scriptures to prison."

Chinese PinYin : ěr shí zhī tán