闭目塞听 bì mù sè tīng

DEFINITIONS

  1. to shut one's eyes and stop one's ears
  2. out of touch with reality
  3. to bury one's head in the sand

CHARACTERS

闭 bì shut, close; obstruct, block up
目 mù eye; look, see; division, topic
塞 sè stop up, block, seal, cork; pass, frontier; fortress
听 tīng hear; understand; obey, comply