"聽而不聞" meaning in Chinese

See 聽而不聞 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /tʰiŋ⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ pu⁵¹ wən³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /tʰɪŋ⁵⁵ jiː²¹ pɐt̚⁵ mɐn²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /tʰiŋ⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ pu⁵¹ wən³⁵/, /tʰɪŋ⁵⁵ jiː²¹ pɐt̚⁵ mɐn²¹/ Chinese transliterations: tīng'érbùwén [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄊㄧㄥ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄣˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ting¹ ji⁴ bat¹ man⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], tīng'érbùwén [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], ting-érbùwún [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], tʻing¹-êrh²-pu⁴-wên² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], tīng-ér-bù-wén [Mandarin, Yale], tingerlbuwen [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], тинъэрбувэнь [Mandarin, Palladius], tinʺerbuvɛnʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], tīng yìh bāt màhn [Cantonese, Yale], ting¹ ji⁴ bat⁷ man⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], ting¹ yi⁴ bed¹ men⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 听而不闻
Etymology: From the Great Learning (《大學》) in the Book of Rites Etymology templates: {{lang|zh|(《大學》)}} (《大學》) Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 聽而不聞
  1. to hear but not pay attention or care; to turn a deaf ear; to be indifferent Wikipedia link: Book of Rites Tags: idiomatic Related terms: 視而不見 (shì'érbùjiàn), 视而不见 (shì'érbùjiàn)
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      "english": "When the mind is not present, we look without seeing; we hear without understanding; and we eat and do not know the taste of what we eat. This is what is meant by saying that the cultivation of the person depends on the rectifying of the mind.",
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        "Traditional Chinese"
      ],
      "ref": " The Book of Rites, c. 4ᵗʰ – 2ⁿᵈ century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version",
      "roman": "Xīn bùzài yān, shì ér bù jiàn, tīng ér bù wén, shí ér bùzhī qí wèi. Cǐ wèi xiūshēn zài zhèng qí xīn.",
      "tags": [
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "text": "心不在焉,視而不見,聽而不聞,食而不知其味。此謂修身在正其心。",
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    {
      "english": "When the mind is not present, we look without seeing; we hear without understanding; and we eat and do not know the taste of what we eat. This is what is meant by saying that the cultivation of the person depends on the rectifying of the mind.",
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        "Classical Chinese",
        "Simplified Chinese"
      ],
      "ref": " The Book of Rites, c. 4ᵗʰ – 2ⁿᵈ century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version",
      "roman": "Xīn bùzài yān, shì ér bù jiàn, tīng ér bù wén, shí ér bùzhī qí wèi. Cǐ wèi xiūshēn zài zhèng qí xīn.",
      "tags": [
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "text": "心不在焉,视而不见,听而不闻,食而不知其味。此谓修身在正其心。",
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        "to hear but not pay attention or care; to turn a deaf ear; to be indifferent"
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        {
          "roman": "shì'érbùjiàn",
          "word": "視而不見"
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          "roman": "shì'érbùjiàn",
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      "zh-pron": "tīng'érbùwén"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄊㄧㄥ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄣˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ting¹ ji⁴ bat¹ man⁴"
    },
    {
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        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tīng'érbùwén"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ting-érbùwún"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tʻing¹-êrh²-pu⁴-wên²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tīng-ér-bù-wén"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tingerlbuwen"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "тинъэрбувэнь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tinʺerbuvɛnʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰiŋ⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ pu⁵¹ wən³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tīng yìh bāt màhn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ting¹ ji⁴ bat⁷ man⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ting¹ yi⁴ bed¹ men⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰɪŋ⁵⁵ jiː²¹ pɐt̚⁵ mɐn²¹/",
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        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰiŋ⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ pu⁵¹ wən³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰɪŋ⁵⁵ jiː²¹ pɐt̚⁵ mɐn²¹/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "聽而不聞"
}
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        "Classical Chinese",
        "Traditional Chinese"
      ],
      "ref": " The Book of Rites, c. 4ᵗʰ – 2ⁿᵈ century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version",
      "roman": "Xīn bùzài yān, shì ér bù jiàn, tīng ér bù wén, shí ér bùzhī qí wèi. Cǐ wèi xiūshēn zài zhèng qí xīn.",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "text": "心不在焉,視而不見,聽而不聞,食而不知其味。此謂修身在正其心。",
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        "Classical Chinese",
        "Simplified Chinese"
      ],
      "ref": " The Book of Rites, c. 4ᵗʰ – 2ⁿᵈ century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version",
      "roman": "Xīn bùzài yān, shì ér bù jiàn, tīng ér bù wén, shí ér bùzhī qí wèi. Cǐ wèi xiūshēn zài zhèng qí xīn.",
      "tags": [
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "text": "心不在焉,视而不见,听而不闻,食而不知其味。此谓修身在正其心。",
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      "roman": "shì'érbùjiàn",
      "word": "視而不見"
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      "roman": "shì'érbùjiàn",
      "word": "视而不见"
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        "to hear but not pay attention or care; to turn a deaf ear; to be indifferent"
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      "zh-pron": "tīng'érbùwén"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄊㄧㄥ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄣˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ting¹ ji⁴ bat¹ man⁴"
    },
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        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tīng'érbùwén"
    },
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "ting-érbùwún"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tʻing¹-êrh²-pu⁴-wên²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tīng-ér-bù-wén"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tingerlbuwen"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "тинъэрбувэнь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tinʺerbuvɛnʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰiŋ⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ pu⁵¹ wən³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tīng yìh bāt màhn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ting¹ ji⁴ bat⁷ man⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ting¹ yi⁴ bed¹ men⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰɪŋ⁵⁵ jiː²¹ pɐt̚⁵ mɐn²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰiŋ⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ pu⁵¹ wən³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰɪŋ⁵⁵ jiː²¹ pɐt̚⁵ mɐn²¹/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "聽而不聞"
}

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