想当然耳

Traditional form:

想當然耳

Pinyin (reading):

xiǎngdāngrán'ěr

Definitions:

• variant of 想當然爾／想当然尔 (xiǎngdāngrán'ěr)

Characters:

• 想 - to believe, to wish for; to consider, to plan, to think
• 当 - appropriate, timely; to act, to serve; the sound of bells
• 然 - certainly; naturally; suddenly
• 耳 - ear; to hear, to hear of; handle

Traditional characters:

• 想 - to believe, to wish for; to consider, to plan, to think
• 當 - appropriate, timely; to act, to serve; the sound of bells
• 然 - certainly; naturally; suddenly
• 耳 - ear; to hear, to hear of; handle