口耳之学
kǒu'ěr​zhī​xué

superficial knowledge

kǒu'ěr​zhī​xué superficial knowledge
  1. 口 kǒu nounverb
    speech
    speech; words; one's tone of voice or accent
  2. 耳 ěr noun
    to hear
    (literary) to hear; to listen to; to hear of
  3. 之 zhī particle
    [possessive]
    Connects a describing word or phrase to the noun it describes, similar to 的 de but used in formal or literary writing.
  4. 学 學 xué nounverb
    learning
    (bound form) knowledge; scholarship; academic learning

kǒu'ěr​zhī​xué oral teaching
  1. 口 kǒu nounverb
    speech
    speech; words; one's tone of voice or accent
  2. 耳 ěr noun
    ear
    (bound form) ear; the organ of hearing
  3. 之 zhī particle
    [possessive]
    Connects a describing word or phrase to the noun it describes, similar to 的 de but used in formal or literary writing.
  4. 学 學 xué verb
    to study
    to study; to learn; to gain knowledge or skills