听而不闻
听而不闻
tīng ér bù wén
to hear but not react (idiom); to turn a deaf ear; to ignore deliberately
verbidiom
Traditional: 聽而不聞
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- (verb, idiom) to hear but not react (idiom); to turn a deaf ear
- to ignore deliberately
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Related Words
振聋发聩(zhèn lóng fā kuì)— lit. so loud that even the deaf can hear (idiom); rousing even the apathetic
→发聋振聩(fā lóng zhèn kuì)— lit. so loud that even the deaf can hear (idiom); rousing even the apathetic
→置若罔闻(zhì ruò wǎng wén)— to turn a deaf ear to (idiom); to pretend not to hear
→充耳不闻(chōng ěr bù wén)— to block one's ears and not listen (idiom); to turn a deaf ear
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