ěrtímiànmìng

耳提面命

Word · Idiom

earnest, face-to-face instruction

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

idiom

to give earnest instructions personally; to exhort earnestly

formal

源自《诗经》。用于描述上级对下级、长辈对晚辈或老师对学生严肃而恳切的教导,语气庄重。多用于书面语或正式场合。

Lǎo老
shī师
duì对
xué学
sheng生
zǒng总
shì是
ěr耳
tí提
miàn面
mìng命
 ,
xī希
wàng望
tā他
men们
néng能
láo牢
jì记
jiào教
huì诲
 。

The teacher always gives students earnest, face-to-face instructions, hoping they will remember the teachings.

Lín临
xíng行
qián前
 ,
mǔ母
qīn亲
duì对
tā他
ěr耳
tí提
miàn面
mìng命
 ,
zhǔ嘱
fù咐
tā他
yào要
zhù注
yì意
ān安
quán全
 。

Before his departure, his mother exhorted him earnestly, urging him to pay attention to safety.

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Duì对
yú于
zhè这
xiàng项
zhòng重
yào要
de的
rèn任
wu务
 ,
lǐng领
dǎo导
ěr耳
tí提
miàn面
mìng命
 ,
zài再
sān三
qiáng强
diào调
bù不
néng能
chū出
cuò错
 。

Regarding this important task, the leader gave earnest, repeated instructions, emphasizing that no mistakes could be made.