粵

耳ji5濡jyu4目muk6染jim5

ji5 jyu4 muk6 jim5ěr rú mù rǎn

English

  1. to be influenced
  2. to be gradually influenced by what one sees and hears

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 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

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