爱理不理 — Chinese idiom
爱理不理
ài lǐ bù lǐ
Traditional: 愛理不理
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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