视之不见，听之不闻 — “To look but not see, and listen but not hear”
视之不见，听之不闻 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to look but not see, and listen but not hear”. To turn a blind eye and a deaf ear to something; to ignore or pay no attention. Literally, “Look at it but not see, listen to it but not hear”.
视之不见，听之不闻 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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Open the tool →Questions about 视之不见，听之不闻
What does 视之不见，听之不闻 mean?
视之不见，听之不闻 (shì zhī bù jiàn ， tīng zhī bù wén) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to look but not see, and listen but not hear”.
How do you pronounce 视之不见，听之不闻?
视之不见，听之不闻 is pronounced shì zhī bù jiàn ， tīng zhī bù wén in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 视之不见，听之不闻 literally mean?
Literally, 视之不见，听之不闻 means “Look at it but not see, listen to it but not hear”. It is used to mean “to look but not see, and listen but not hear”.
What is the Chinese definition of 视之不见，听之不闻?
看见了同没有看见一样，听见了同没有听见一样。形容不重视，不注意。同“视而不见，听而不闻”。