| 空 |
kōng ěr | to intentionally reinterpret a spoken expression as if one had misheard it, for the sake of humor (often, it is a phrase in a foreign language twisted into a similar-sounding phrase in one's native language with a completely different meaning) (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 空耳 "soramimi") |
| 空 |
kōng | empty / air / sky / in vain |
| 空 |
kòng | to empty / vacant / unoccupied / space / leisure / free time |
| 耳 |
ěr | ear / handle (archaeology) / and that is all (Classical Chinese) |