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)
trad. (左耳入，右耳出)		左	耳	入	，	右	耳	出
simp. #(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)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zuǒ'ěr rù, yòu'ěr chū [Phonetic: zuóěrrù,yòuěrchū]
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄦˇ ㄖㄨˋ , ㄧㄡˋ ㄦˇ ㄔㄨ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zuǒ-ěr rù, yòu-ěr chu
    • Wade–Giles: tso³-êrh³ ju⁴, yu⁴-êrh³ chʻu¹
    • Yale: dzwǒ-ěr rù-, yòu-ěr chū
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuooeel ruh, yoweel chu
    • Palladius: цзоэр жу, юэр чу (czoer žu, juer ču)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐu⁵¹⁻⁵³ joʊ̯⁵¹ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • 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
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔː³⁵ jiː¹³ jɐp̚² jɐu̯²² jiː¹³ t͡sʰɵt̚⁵/

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