with discussions so many and diverse that the speakers ' tongues are parched and the listeners ' ears are deafened

with discussions so many and diverse that the speakers ' tongues are parched and the listeners ' ears are deafened

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is sh é B ì ě RL ó ng, which means that the speaker's tongue is broken, the listener's ears are deaf, and there are many and miscellaneous comments, which are ignored by others. It comes from Qin CE Yi.

Idiom usage

It means to ignore

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: tongue burning and lips burning

The origin of Idioms

Qin CE Yi, the Warring States policy, said: "if you are deaf, you can't see success."

Idiom explanation

The speaker's tongue is broken and the listener's ear is deaf. It's used to describe a lot of comments that others ignore.