耳提面命
ěr​tí​miàn​mìng

to exhort earnestly

  • created reference approved 耳提面命 → 面命耳提 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    耳提面命 ěr​tí​miàn​mìng

    面命耳提 miàn​mìng'ěr​tí

    same_as

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 耳提面命 · ěr​tí​miàn​mìng · to exhort earnestly — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    耳提面命

    ěr​tí​miàn​mìng

    to exhort earnestly

    To give sincere advice or instructions; to provide earnest and tireless coaching (often used for an elder instructing a younger person)

    耳 (literal) → 耳 · ěr · ear 提 (literal) → 提 · tí · to carry (tí) 面 (literal) → 面 · miàn · in person 命 (literal) → 命 · mìng · to order

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

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