turn a deaf ear to
As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is "zh ì Ru ò w ǎ NGW é n", which means to put it aside as if you didn't hear it. Not asking or caring. From a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in Qing Dynasty.
Explanation of words
Set: put, put; if: as if; Wang: No; Wen: hear. Put it aside as if you didn't hear it.
The origin of Idioms
Zhu Guozhen's Yongchuang sketch of Ming Dynasty: "when the book is written in the middle, Shen Yi's voice is sharp and forceful; he is annoyed in his heart; he turns a deaf ear to it." Chapter 16 of a dream of Red Mansions written by Cao Xueqin in Qing Dynasty: "the people in and out of ningrong's mansion are all indifferent, and they have their own precious jade."
Analysis of Idioms
[synonym] ignore, ignore, turn a blind eye to
Idiom usage
It has a derogatory meaning
Chinese PinYin : zhì ruò wǎng wén
turn a deaf ear to
The pheasant scurrying in a flurry. zhì fú shǔ cuàn
be good at pentasyllabic verse. wǔ yán cháng chéng
different people give different views. yán rén rén shū
the four corners of the land. jiāng nán hǎi běi