视而不见，听而不闻 — “To see and hear something but pay no attention to it”
视而不见，听而不闻 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to see and hear something but pay no attention to it”. To deliberately ignore or disregard; to turn a blind eye and a deaf ear to. Literally, “See without seeing, hear without hearing”.
视而不见，听而不闻 Pronunciation and Pinyin
视而不见，听而不闻 Character Breakdown
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Open the tool →Questions about 视而不见，听而不闻
What does 视而不见，听而不闻 mean?
视而不见，听而不闻 (shì ér bù jiàn ， tīng ér bù wén) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to see and hear something but pay no attention to it”.
How do you pronounce 视而不见，听而不闻?
视而不见，听而不闻 is pronounced shì ér bù jiàn ， tīng ér bù wén in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 视而不见，听而不闻 literally mean?
Literally, 视而不见，听而不闻 means “See without seeing, hear without hearing”. It is used to mean “to see and hear something but pay no attention to it”.
What is the Chinese definition of 视而不见，听而不闻?
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。