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耳濡目染

ěr rú mù rǎn

4-character word

What 耳濡目染 means

1. to be influenced

The characters in 耳濡目染

• 耳ěrear; handle (archaeology); and that is all (Classical Chinese)
• 濡rúdilatory; to moisten
• 目mùeye; (literary) to look; to regard; eye (of a net); mesh
• 染rǎnto dye; to catch (a disease); to acquire (bad habits etc)

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