耳根清净 — Chinese idiom
耳根清净
ěr gēn qīng jìng
Traditional: 耳根清淨
Meaning
- lit. ears pure and peaceful
- to stay away from the filth and unrest of the world
Character by character
- 耳ěrear; to hear, to hear of; handle
- 根gēnroot, basis, foundation
- 清qīngclean, pure; clear, distinct; peaceful
- 净jìngclean, pure; to cleanse
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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