听之任之

Traditional: 聽之任之

tīng zhī rèn zhī

Dictionary entry

(idiom) to take a laissez-faire attitude; to turn a blind eye (towards sth undesirable)

What does 听之任之 mean?

听之任之 (tīng zhī rèn zhī) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) to take a laissez-faire attitude; to turn a blind eye (towards sth undesirable)

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听yǐnsmile (archaic)之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) · him 任Rénsurname Ren

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听之任之

tīng zhī rèn zhī

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