耳熟能详 (ěr shú néng xiáng) — to be very familiar with something (from hearing it often); to know something so well you can recite it
Definition
An idiom meaning something is so familiar from hearing it often that you can recite it in detail — 'so well-known you could say it in your sleep'. Both knowing it AND being able to detail it are required.
phrase
to be very familiar with something (from hearing it often)to know something so well you can recite it
Examples
- 耳熟能详。Zhè shǒu gē dà jiā dōu ěr shú néng xiáng.Everyone is very familiar with this song from hearing it often.
- 耳熟能详。Tā duì zhè ge gù shi yǐ jīng ěr shú néng xiáng le.He is so familiar with this story that he can recite it.
- ，耳熟能详。Zhè xiē sú yǔ, bú shì měi gè rén dōu ěr shú néng xiáng.Not everyone is so familiar with these sayings that they can recite them.
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