耳濡目染
ji5 jyu4 muk6 jim5ěr rú mù rǎn
English
- to be influenced
- to be gradually influenced by what one sees and hears
粵語 — Cantonese
- 睇得多、聽得多,逐漸受到影響
Examples
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。
His parents are both English teachers, so he grew up being immersed in an English environment, which explains his fluent proficiency.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk