充耳不闻 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to block one's ears and not listen ; to turn a deaf ear

Character by character

• 充chōngto fill, to supply; to be full
• 耳ěrear; to hear, to hear of; handle
• 不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix
• 闻wénnews; to hear, to smell; to make known

Idioms sharing a character

• 汗牛充栋 hàn niú chōng dòng
• 漏脯充饥 lòu fǔ chōng jī
• 滥竽充数 làn yú chōng shù
• 画饼充饥 huà bǐng chōng jī
• 装傻充愣 zhuāng shǎ chōng lèng
• 不堪入耳 bù kān rù ěr
• 俯首帖耳 fǔ shǒu tiē ěr
• 如雷贯耳 rú léi guàn ěr
• 忠言逆耳 zhōng yán nì ěr
• 抓耳挠腮 zhuā ěr náo sāi

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