爱理不理 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• standoffish; indifferent

Character by character

• 爱àito love, to like, to be fond of; love, affection
• 理lǐscience, reason, logic; to manage
• 不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix
• 理lǐscience, reason, logic; to manage

Idioms sharing a character

• 因爱成恨 yīn ài chéng hèn
• 嫌贫爱富 xián pín ài fù
• 忠君爱国 zhōng jūn ài guó
• 爱不忍释 ài bù rěn shì
• 爱不释手 ài bù shì shǒu
• 爱屋及乌 ài wū jí wū
• 爱惜羽毛 ài xī yǔ máo
• 爱才若渴 ài cái ruò kě
• 爱民如子 ài mín rú zǐ
• 爱莫能助 ài mò néng zhù

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