打耳洞
Ear piercing in Chinese is expressed as 打耳洞.
The phrase 打耳洞 is used both to describe the act of piercing the ears and the procedure itself.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of 打 (to hit/make), 耳 (ear) and 洞 (hole).
Did you know?
- In mainland China, many people get their ears pierced at jewelry stores or small kiosks in shopping malls rather than professional medical clinics.
- The term 打 is a 'Swiss Army knife' verb in Chinese, used for everything from playing ball to calling on the phone and piercing ears.
- In traditional Chinese culture, some elderly people view 打耳洞 as a permanent alteration of the body that was historically discouraged.
Examples in context
- 打算去打耳洞，你知道怎么说吗？I plan to go get my ears pierced, do you know how to say it?
- 我想去打耳洞。Wǒ xiǎng qù dǎ ěr dòng.I want to go get my ears pierced.
- 打耳洞疼吗？Dǎ ěr dòng téng ma?Does getting an ear piercing hurt?
Example conversation
浩然 and 雨婷 are walking through a shopping mall.
- 浩然 Haoran雨婷，你想去打耳洞吗？Yǔtíng, nǐ xiǎng qù dǎ ěr dòng ma?Yuting, do you want to get your ears pierced?
- 雨婷 Yuting我想，但是有点怕疼。Wǒ xiǎng, dànshì yǒudiǎn pà téng.I do, but I'm a little afraid of the pain.
- 浩然 Haoran其实打耳洞很快的。Qíshí dǎ ěr dòng hěn kuài de.Actually, getting an ear piercing is very fast.
- 雨婷 Yuting那我们去试试吧。Nà wǒmen qù shìshì ba.Then let's go try it.
