聽而不聞 tīng ér bù wén

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

聽 tīng hear, listen; understand; obey
而 ér
HSK 3
and; and then; and yet; but
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
聞 wén hear; smell; make known; news