hear readily without comprehending what is heard
As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is ě RSH í zh ī L ù n, which means words that are not well founded. It comes from the preface to the chronology of the six kingdoms in historical records.
Idiom explanation
Ear food: eat by ear. A word that has no solid basis.
The origin of Idioms
Sima Qian of the Western Han Dynasty wrote in historical records preface to the chronology of the six Kingdoms: "scholars have heard that Qin's position as an emperor is getting shallower and shallower. They don't pay attention to the end of it. They laugh at it and dare not say it. This is the same as eating it with ears."
Idiom usage
Zhao Yi's notes on twenty two histories, the new and old books of the Tang Dynasty: "today's people say that the new book is far more than the old one."
Analysis of Idioms
In Zhao Yi's notes on 22 histories, new and old books of Tang Dynasty, it is said that the new book is far more than the old one
Chinese PinYin : ěr shí zhī lùn
hear readily without comprehending what is heard
be linked mountains and rivers. shān shuǐ xiāng lián