Read Edit View history 洗耳恭听 xǐ'ěrgōngtīng to listen with respectful attention Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 洗耳恭听/ 洗耳恭聽 xǐ'ěrgōngtīng to listen with respectful attention Literally "to wash one's ears and listen respectfully"; used as a polite expression to show one is paying close attention or as an invitation for someone else to speak. Edit Delete References Add reference synonym 洗耳谛听/洗耳諦聽 → 洗耳恭听/洗耳恭聽 Edit Delete
洗耳恭听/ 洗耳恭聽 xǐ'ěrgōngtīng to listen with respectful attention Literally "to wash one's ears and listen respectfully"; used as a polite expression to show one is paying close attention or as an invitation for someone else to speak. Edit Delete