dā

耷

Character · Adjective · Adjective/adverb

big ears; droopy

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Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

adjective

having big ears; big-eared

literary

Literary/archaic usage. In modern Chinese, it is often used in compounds or descriptive phrases, and more commonly understood as a state of being sagging or droopy.

Chuán传
shuō说
Fó佛
tuó陀
shēng生
yǒu有
dā耷
ěr耳
 。

Legend says Buddha was born with big ears.

Xíng形
róng容
rén人
ěr耳
dà大
 ，
cháng常
shuō说
 “
ěr耳
dà大
rú如
dā耷
 ”
 。

To describe someone with big ears, one might say 'ears as big as (those of) a thā'.

2.

adjective/adverb

drooping; hanging down limply

neutral

A more common modern interpretation, often describing ears, foliage, or other objects that hang down.

Xiǎo小
gǒu狗
dā耷
la拉
zhe着
ěr耳
duo朵
 ，
kàn看
qǐ起
lái来
hěn很
kě可
lián怜
 。

The puppy's ears were drooping, looking very pitiful.

Xià夏
tiān天
 ，
zhí植
wù物
de的
yè叶
zi子
bèi被
shài晒
de得
dā耷
le了
xià下
lái来
 。

In summer, the plant's leaves drooped from the sun.

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Tā他
dā耷
la拉
zhe着
nǎo脑
dai袋
 ，
wú无
jīng精
dǎ打
cǎi采
 。

He hung his head dejectedly, looking listless.