耳濡目染 [－－－－]

Jyutping ji5 jyu4 muk6 jim5
Pinyin ěr rú mù rǎn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to be influenced
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    睇​得​多​、​聽得​多​，​逐漸​受到​影響
    to be gradually influenced by what one sees and hears
    • 佢爸爸媽媽都做英文先生㗎，所以自小耳濡目染，講得一口流利嘅英文。
      佢爸爸妈妈都做英文先生㗎，所以自小耳濡目染，讲得一口流利嘅英文。
      keoi5 baa4 baa1 maa4 maa1 dou1 zou6 jing1 man2 sin1 saang1 gaa3, so2 ji5 zi6 siu2 ji5 jyu4 muk6 jim5, gong2 dak1 jat1 hau2 lau4 lei6 ge3 jing1 man2.
      Both his father and mother are English teachers, so when he was young, he didn't realize he was being influenced by what he saw and heard, and now he speaks fluent English.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to be influenced by the surrounding environment
    (syn.) 耳染目濡, 目染耳濡, 目擩耳染
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢爸爸妈妈都做英文先生㗎，所以自小耳濡目染，讲得一口流利嘅英文。
    佢爸爸媽媽都做英文先生㗎，所以自小耳濡目染，講得一口流利嘅英文。
    keoi5 baa4 baa1 maa4 maa1 dou1 zou6 jing1 man2 sin1 saang1 gaa3, so2 ji5 zi6 siu2 ji5 jyu4 muk6 jim5, gong2 dak1 jat1 hau2 lau4 lei6 ge3 jing1 man2.
    • Both his father and mother are English teachers, so when he was young, he didn't realize he was being influenced by what he saw and heard, and now he speaks fluent English.