eyes blurred and ears hot

eyes blurred and ears hot

It's a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is y ǎ nhu ā ě RR è, which means dazzled eyes and hot ears. Describes the feeling of being slightly drunk. It's from Xiake Xing.

Interpretation of Idioms

Eyes dim, ears hot. It's full of wine. A slightly drunk, spirited look.

The origin of Idioms

Li Bai's Xiake Xing in Tang Dynasty: "after his eyes are dazzled and his ears are hot, his spirit is pure and fresh."

Idiom usage

Example: the poem "Dongshan" written by Lu You of Song Dynasty: "the eyes are dazzled and the ears are hot, and I don't know the night, but I can see the silver candle is high and the flowers are destroyed." Liu Ji of the Ming Dynasty wrote in the book "before you respect wine line": "eyes are dazzled and ears are hot, words are confused, energy is consumed, liver and gall are poured." Zhang Zhuo's "Youxian cave" in Tang Dynasty: "when I was young, my eyes were dazzled, and my pulse swelled."