听而不闻

Traditional: 聽而不聞

tīng ér bù wén

Dictionary entry

to hear but not react (idiom); to turn a deaf ear

What does 听而不闻 mean?

听而不闻 (tīng ér bù wén) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to hear but not react (idiom); to turn a deaf ear

2to ignore deliberately

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听yǐnsmile (archaic)而érand · as well as 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-闻Wénsurname Wen

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听而不闻

tīng ér bù wén

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