俗ぞく耳じ

noun

vulgar ears; attention of the masses

Rare literary noun referring to the ears or attention of the common people, often with a nuance of being unrefined or easily swayed. Typically appears in set phrases like 俗耳に入りやすい (easily reaching the ears of the masses).

• その噂うわさは俗ぞく耳じに入はいりやすく、すぐに広ひろまった。

  The rumor easily reached the ears of the masses and spread quickly.

• 「俗ぞく耳じ」は、一いっ般ぱん大たい衆しゅうの耳みみや関かん心しんを指さす古こ風ふうな表ひょう現げんだ。

  俗耳 is an old-fashioned expression referring to the ears or attention of the general public.