She wore a pair of small earrings in her ear-piercing holes.
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Literally 'ear-hole'. In food context, short for 耳朵眼炸糕 — a Tianjin fried-sticky-rice-cake shop founded 1892 near the Hou-de-cheng 'Ear-Hole Lane' (耳朵眼胡同) it takes its name from. One of Tianjin's 'three famous brands' alongside 狗不理 and 十八街麻花.
Tianjin time-honored brand of deep-fried glutinous-rice cake filled with red-bean paste, established 1892. Part of Tianjin's 'three famous brands' (天津三绝) with 狗不理包子 and 十八街麻花.
