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言猶在耳

简言犹在耳 · 繁言猶在耳

Mandarin · pinyin yán yóu zài ěr

words still ringing in one's ears (idiom)

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言: yán · words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149
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在: zài · be at, in, on; consist in, rest
耳: ěr · ear; merely, only; handle; Kangxi radical 128
犹: yóu · like, similar to, just like, as

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2–2–4–3 · yan2 you2 zai4 er3

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jin4 jau4 zoi6 ji5

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(idiomatic) the words are still ringing in one's ears

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