ting1
er2
bu4
wen2
  1. to hear but not react (idiom); to turn a deaf ear
  2. to ignore deliberately

Characters

  • 听 (听): smile (archaic)
  • 而 (而): and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast)
  • 不 (不): no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
  • 闻 (聞): surname Wen

Resources

Examples

人们听而不闻。

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