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听而不闻

tīng ér bù wén
Rare

Definitions

  1. 1. to hear but not react (idiom); to turn a deaf ear
  2. 2. to ignore deliberately

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Child Words of 听而不闻

不
bù

no; not so

听
yǐn

smile (archaic)

而
ér

and

闻
wén

to hear

听
tīng

to listen to; to hear