Definition
顺风耳 originally comes from Chinese mythology (e.g., Journey to the West), referring to a character with superhuman hearing. In modern everyday speech, it is used figuratively to describe a person who is extremely well-informed and always knows the latest news or secrets. You'll often hear it in the phrase “他真是个顺风耳” (He's such a well-informed person).
noun
a well-informed personsomeone who knows all the latest gossip or newsa mythological character in Chinese folklore with supernatural hearing
Examples
- 《》，顺风耳。Zài Xīyóujì zhōng, shùn fēng ěr hé qiānlǐyǎn shì yí duì xiōngdì.In Journey to the West, the Wind-Listening Ear and the Thousand-Li Eye are a pair of brothers.
- 顺风耳，。Tā zhēn shì gè shùn fēng ěr, shénme xiāoxi dōu zhīdào.He really is a well-informed person; he knows all the news.
- ，顺风耳。Gǔdài chuánshuō zhōng, shùn fēng ěr néng tīngdào qiānlǐ zhī wài de shēngyīn.In ancient legends, the Wind-Listening Ear could hear sounds from a thousand miles away.
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