听而不闻 in English ting1 er2 bu4 wen2 Meaning

Meanings

  • to hear but not react (idiomatic expression); to turn a deaf ear
  • to ignore deliberately

Simplified Characters

听 而 不 闻

Traditional Characters

聽 而 不 聞

Pinyin

ting1 er2 bu4 wen2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

听ting1smile (archaic) 而er2and 不bu4(negative prefix) 闻wen2surname Wen