眼不见为净

Traditional: 眼不見為淨

yǎn bù jiàn wéi jìng

Dictionary entry

what remains unseen is deemed to be clean

What does 眼不见为净 mean?

眼不见为净 (yǎn bù jiàn wéi jìng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1what remains unseen is deemed to be clean

2what the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over (idiom)

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眼yǎneye (CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1]) · (often used with 一[yi1]) a look; a glance 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-见jiànto see · to meet 为wéias (in the capacity of) · to take sth as 净jìngvariant of 淨|净[jing4]

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眼不见为净

yǎn bù jiàn wéi jìng

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