粵

咬ngaau5耳ji5仔zai2

ngaau5 ji5 zai2yǎo ěr zǐ

English

  1. the act of someone sharing a secret with another, with such a soft tone that they have to literally talk into each others' ears to be able to hear what it being said; literally 'biting ears'
  2. to talk secretly; to whisper to someone in a secretive way; to whisper in someone's ear; literally, to bite ears

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 細細聲、靜靜雞講嘢畀人聽,唔俾其他人聽到

Examples

  • 佢哋兩個喺度咬耳仔,唔知喺度講緊邊個壞話呢。

    They are whispering over there and must be talking about someone behind their back.

Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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