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Home / Idiom / 洗耳恭听

to listen with respectful attention · (a polite request to sb to speak) · we are all ears

洗耳恭听
xǐ ěr gōng tīng
Idiom
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to prick up one's ear and listen carefully倾耳细听qīng ěr xì tīngto listen attentively倾听qīng tīng
Antonyms
to block one's ears and not listen (idiom); to turn a deaf ear充耳不闻chōng ěr bù wén