耳聰目明

耳聪目明
ěrcōngmùmíng
  1. sharp ears and keen eyes (idiom)
  2. keen and alert
  3. perceptive

CEDICT

形容腦筋靈敏，聽覺既好，視力也強。《鏡花緣．第九回》：「此時服了朱草，只覺耳聰目明。」也作「耳目聰明」。

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Homographs

耳聰目明 ērcōngmùmíng

Entry Composition

1 耳 ěr
  1. ear
  2. handle (archaeology)
  3. and that is all (Classical Chinese)
2 聰 cōng
  1. (literary) acute (of hearing)
  2. (bound form) clever; intelligent; sharp
3 目 mù
  1. eye
  2. (literary) to look; to regard
  3. eye (of a net); mesh
  4. mesh size; grit size (abbr. for 目數 mùshù)
  5. item; section
  6. list; catalogue
  7. (taxonomy) order
  8. name; title
4 明 míng
  1. bright
  2. opposite: dark 暗 àn
  3. (of meaning) clear
  4. to understand
  5. next
  6. public or open
  7. wise
  8. generic term for a sacrifice to the gods

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乖覺 guāijué
  1. perceptive
  2. alert
  3. clever
  4. shrewd
機警 jījǐng
  1. perceptive
  2. astute
  3. sharp
  4. sharp-witted
  5. vigilant
  6. alert
銳敏 ruìmǐn
  1. acute
  2. astute
  3. perceptive
銳利 ruìlì
  1. sharp
  2. keen
  3. acute
  4. incisive
  5. penetrating
  6. perceptive