| 不堪入耳 |
bù kān rù ěr |
(idiom) (of speech, music etc) vulgar; offensive to the ear |
| 不 |
bù |
no; not so / (bound form) not; un- |
| 不堪 |
bù kān |
cannot bear / cannot stand / utterly / extremely |
| 堪 |
kān |
(bound form) may; can / (bound form) to endure; to bear / (in 堪舆) heaven (contrasted with earth 舆) |
| 入 |
rù |
to enter; to go into / to join; to become a member of / (bound form) to conform to (as in 入时) / abbr. for 入声 / (on product packaging, after {number n} + {classifier}) containing (n pieces) (from Japanese 入 "iri") |
| 耳 |
ěr |
ear / handle (archaeology) / and that is all (Classical Chinese) |