属垣有耳
zhǔ​yuán​yǒu'ěr

walls have ears

  • created reference approved 属垣有耳/屬垣有耳 → 隔墙有耳/隔牆有耳 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    属垣有耳 / 屬垣有耳 zhǔ​yuán​yǒu'ěr

    隔墙有耳 / 隔牆有耳 gé​qiáng​yǒu'ěr

    see

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 属垣有耳/屬垣有耳 · zhǔ​yuán​yǒu'ěr · walls have ears — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    属垣有耳 / 屬垣有耳

    zhǔ​yuán​yǒu'ěr

    walls have ears

    Somebody is eavesdropping; literally describes someone pressing their ear against a wall to listen to a private conversation. Used as a warning that others might hear.

    属垣 (literal) → 属垣/屬垣 · zhǔ​yuán · to eavesdrop 有 (literal) → 有 · yǒu · there is 耳 (literal) → 耳 · ěr · ear

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense