听而不闻 tīng ér bù wén

DEFINITIONS

  1. to hear but not react (idiom); to turn a deaf ear
  2. to ignore deliberately

CHARACTERS

听 tīng hear; understand; obey, comply
而 ér and; and then; and yet; but
不 bù no, not; un-; negative prefix
闻 wén hear; smell; make known; news