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聽而不聞
  ting1 ji4 bat1 man4   jyutping
  ting1 er2 bu4 wen2   pinyin
to listen but not really hear; turn a deaf ear to

Idiom

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
聽而不聞 / 听而不闻

This word has been viewed 1381 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Michael 忠仔 on 22nd Aug 2009 16:48
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Characters in this word:

 ting1 ting3 teng1  -  listen to; obey; allow
 ji4  -  and, also; but; otherwise
 bat1  -  not; no; un-
 man4 man6  -  hear; smell; news

1 compounds containing this word:

視而不見,聽而不聞 - take no notice; to appear to looking and listening, but not really
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