隔墙有耳 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• the walls have ears

Character by character

• 隔géto separate, to partition, to divide
• 墙qiángwall
• 有yǒuto have, to own, to possess; to exist
• 耳ěrear; to hear, to hear of; handle

Idioms sharing a character

• 天地悬隔 tiān dì xuán gé
• 与世隔绝 yǔ shì gé jué
• 隔三差五 gé sān chà wǔ
• 隔岸观火 gé àn guān huǒ
• 隔年皇历 gé nián huáng lì
• 隔靴搔痒 gé xuē sāo yǎng
• 兄弟阋墙 xiōng dì xì qiáng
• 引水入墙 yǐn shuǐ rù qiáng
• 狗急跳墙 gǒu jí tiào qiáng
• 红杏出墙 hóng xìng chū qiáng

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