两耳不闻窗外事

Traditional: 兩耳不聞窗外事

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Dictionary entry

to pay no attention to outside matters

What does 两耳不闻窗外事 mean?

两耳不闻窗外事 (liǎng ěr bù wén chuāng wài shì) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to pay no attention to outside matters

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两liǎngtwo · both 耳ěrear · handle (archaeology)不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-闻Wénsurname Wen 窗chuāngold variant of 窗[chuang1]外wàioutside · in addition 事shìmatter · thing

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两耳不闻窗外事

liǎng ěr bù wén chuāng wài shì

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