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順風耳

简顺风耳 · 繁順風耳

Mandarin · pinyin shùn fēng ěr

sb with preternaturally good hearing (in fiction)
fig. a well-informed person

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風: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere; Kangxi radical 182
耳: ěr · ear; merely, only; handle; Kangxi radical 128
顺: shùn · obey, submit to, go along with
风: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere

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4–1–3 · shun4 feng1 er3

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seon6 fung1 ji5

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name

(religion, mythology) Shunfeng'er, a far-hearing god or benevolent demon usually found as a door god and guardian of Mazu

noun

(figuratively) "Radar-ears": any person with a good sense of hearing

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