听之任之 tīng zhī rèn zhī

DEFINITIONS

  1. to take a laissez-faire attitude

CHARACTERS

听 tīng hear; understand; obey, comply
之 zhī marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
任 rèn trust to, rely on, appoint; to bear, duty, office; allow
之 zhī marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to