順風耳

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: sung6 huang1 re2
POJ: sǔng-huang-júr
Variety: chaozhou

Pronunciation note: Realised [dz] ~ [z] ~ [l] depending on speaker and register; many younger speakers merge it with /l/. The cited sources corroborate [dz], relaxing to [z] for younger/overseas speakers; neither attests the further merger to /l/.

Meanings and usage

noun: person with excellent hearing, eavesdropper (figurative)
順風耳

The reading covers both the mythological deity Shunfeng'er (proper noun) and a figurative common-noun sense 'person with sharp hearing'; drafted for the more general common-noun sense.

Usage: figuratively

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