置之不问 — Chinese idiom
置之不问
zhì zhī bù wèn
Traditional: 置之不問
Meaning
- to pass by without showing interest
Character by character
- 置zhìto lay out, to place, to set aside
- 之zhīmarks preceding phrase as modifier of following ph
- 不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix
- 问wènto ask about, to inquire after
Idioms sharing a character
- 姑置勿论 gū zhì wù lùn
- 推心置腹 tuī xīn zhì fù
- 措置裕如 cuò zhì yù rú
- 本末倒置 běn mò dào zhì
- 漠然置之 mò rán zhì zhī
- 无可置疑 wú kě zhì yí
- 无容置疑 wú róng zhì yí
- 置之不理 zhì zhī bù lǐ
- 置若罔闻 zhì ruò wǎng wén
- 置诸高阁 zhì zhū gāo gé
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