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耳挖子

Word · NounTraditional耵聍

earwax; cerumen

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Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

noun

earwax; cerumen

formal

Medical term; the informal term is 耳屎 (ěr shǐ).

Yī医
shēng生
jiàn建
yì议
bú不
yào要
yòng用
mián棉
qiān签
tāo掏
dīng耵
níng聍
 ,
yǐ以
miǎn免
sǔn损
shāng伤
ěr耳
dào道
 。

The doctor recommends not using cotton swabs to remove earwax to avoid damaging the ear canal.

Guò过
duō多
de的
dīng耵
níng聍
kě可
néng能
dǎo导
zhì致
tīng听
lì力
xià下
jiàng降
 。

Excessive earwax can lead to hearing loss.