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耳目

ěr mù

2-character word

What 耳目 means

1. eyes and ears
2. sb's attention or notice
3. information
4. knowledge
5. spies

The characters in 耳目

• 耳ěrear; handle (archaeology); and that is all (Classical Chinese)
• 目mùeye; (literary) to look; to regard; eye (of a net); mesh

Words starting with 耳目

• 耳目一新ěr mù yī xīna pleasant change; a breath of fresh air; refreshing

Words containing 耳目

• 掩人耳目yǎn rén ěr mùto fool people (idiom); to pull the wool over people's eyes

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