闭目塞听

Traditional: 閉目塞聽

bì mù sè tīng

Dictionary entry

to shut one's eyes and stop one's ears

What does 闭目塞听 mean?

闭目塞听 (bì mù sè tīng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to shut one's eyes and stop one's ears

2out of touch with reality

3to bury one's head in the sand

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闭bìto close · to stop up 目mùeye · (literary) to look; to regard 塞sāito plug; to stop up; to stuff in · (bound form) a stopper; a cork 听yǐnsmile (archaic)

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闭目塞听

bì mù sè tīng

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