眼不见为净 — “Out of sight, out of mind”
眼不见为净 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Out of sight, out of mind”. What the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over (used to describe ignoring unpleasant or potentially unclean things to avoid discomfort or trouble). Literally, “What the eye doesn't see is clean”.
眼不见为净 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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More idioms starting with 眼
- yǎn眼bù不jiāo交jié睫sleepless with anxiety
- yǎn眼bù不huí回jīng睛to gaze intently, completely absorbed
- yǎn眼bù不zhù著shā砂Cannot tolerate any wrongdoing
- yǎn眼bù不shí识dīng丁completely illiterate
- yǎn眼bù不zhuàn转jīng睛gaze fixedly without blinking
- yǎn眼zhōng中zhī之dīng钉a thorn in one's eye
- yǎn眼zhōng中cì刺a thorn in one's eye
- yǎn眼zhōng中bá拔dīng钉remove a hated person or nuisance
- yǎn眼zhōng中yǒu有tiě铁resolute and disciplined look
- yǎn眼zhōng中dīng疔，，ròu肉zhōng中cì刺a thorn in the flesh
- yǎn眼zhōng中dīng钉a hated person or thing
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What does 眼不见为净 mean?
眼不见为净 (yǎn bù jiàn wéi jìng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Out of sight, out of mind”.
How do you pronounce 眼不见为净?
眼不见为净 is pronounced yǎn bù jiàn wéi jìng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 眼不见为净 literally mean?
Literally, 眼不见为净 means “What the eye doesn't see is clean”. It is used to mean “Out of sight, out of mind”.
What is the Chinese definition of 眼不见为净?
指心里不以为然，但又没有办法，只好撇开不管。也在怀疑食品不干净时，用作自我安慰的话。