耳鬓厮磨 — Chinese idiom
耳鬓厮磨
ěr bìn sī mó
Traditional: 耳鬢廝磨
Meaning
- lit. to play together ear to ear and temple to temple
- fig. (of a boy and a girl) to play together often during childhood
Character by character
- 耳ěrear; to hear, to hear of; handle
- 鬓bìnhair on temples
- 厮sīservant; to cause a disturbance
- 磨mómillstone; to grind, to polish, to rub, to wear ou
Idioms sharing a character
- 不堪入耳 bù kān rù ěr
- 俯首帖耳 fǔ shǒu tiē ěr
- 充耳不闻 chōng ěr bù wén
- 如雷贯耳 rú léi guàn ěr
- 忠言逆耳 zhōng yán nì ěr
- 抓耳挠腮 zhuā ěr náo sāi
- 掩人耳目 yǎn rén ěr mù
- 掩耳盗铃 yǎn ěr dào líng
- 眼瞎耳聋 yǎn xiā ěr lóng
- 秋风过耳 qiū fēng guò ěr
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