两耳不闻窗外事 liǎng ěr bù wén chuāng wài shì

DEFINITIONS

  1. to pay no attention to outside matters

CHARACTERS

两 liǎng two, both, pair, couple; ounce
耳 ěr ear; merely, only; handle
不 bù no, not; un-; negative prefix
闻 wén hear; smell; make known; news
窗 chuāng window
外 wài out, outside, external; foreign
事 shì affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident