漠然置之 mò rán zhì zhī

DEFINITIONS

  1. to set to one side and ignore (idiom); quite indifferent
  2. cold and uncaring

CHARACTERS

漠 mò desert; aloof, indifferent, cool
然 rán yes, certainly; pledge, promise
置 zhì place, lay out; set aside
之 zhī marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to